Summary Of Paul To The Ephesians
The Letter of Paul to The Ephesians
The apostle Paul was a missionary who strived to spread the word about salvation through Jesus Christ. During his travels, he would often visit the surrounding churches. While in the church he would observe misconceptions about Christ, spirituality, or behaviors of people within the church. Paul was displeased with what he had witnessed going on in the churches. So, he began to write letters, 14 of them. Each letter was written explicitly to a church regarding the circumstances that Paul witnessed. One church in particular Paul finds displeasure with is the church of Ephesus. In fact, according to Bruce Manning Metzger, editor of, The New Oxford Annotated Bible, Revised Standard Version with The Apocrypha, the Ephesians letter “Lacked not only an address but also references to specific individuals or problems” (p. 1973). To clarify, the letter wasn’t addressed to a specific person, it did not give the names of people, nor did it state any specific issues. …show more content…
According to Jennifer K. Berenson, author of The Letter of Paul to The Ephesians, “The text can be divided into two parts: theological teaching (chs 1-3), and ethical exhortation (chs 4-6),” (p. 2053). When the letter has been broken up in the two halves, the reading will show a layout of topics that each theme supports. In the first half, the topics are spiritual blessings through Christ, grace with Christ, being one with Christ, the mystery of Christ, and prayer for spiritual strength. The second half of the topics are as follows; unity with Christ and his people, maturity through Christ, walking in love, living a new life, and learning to forgive. The topics further include family unity and spiritual warfare. When connecting the topics with the appropriate theme the letter reads like an instruction manual for the growth of a
The apostle Paul was a missionary who strived to spread the word about salvation through Jesus Christ. During his travels, he would often visit the surrounding churches. While in the church he would observe misconceptions about Christ, spirituality, or behaviors of people within the church. Paul was displeased with what he had witnessed going on in the churches. So, he began to write letters, 14 of them. Each letter was written explicitly to a church regarding the circumstances that Paul witnessed. One church in particular Paul finds displeasure with is the church of Ephesus. In fact, according to Bruce Manning Metzger, editor of, The New Oxford Annotated Bible, Revised Standard Version with The Apocrypha, the Ephesians letter “Lacked not only an address but also references to specific individuals or problems” (p. 1973). To clarify, the letter wasn’t addressed to a specific person, it did not give the names of people, nor did it state any specific issues. …show more content…
According to Jennifer K. Berenson, author of The Letter of Paul to The Ephesians, “The text can be divided into two parts: theological teaching (chs 1-3), and ethical exhortation (chs 4-6),” (p. 2053). When the letter has been broken up in the two halves, the reading will show a layout of topics that each theme supports. In the first half, the topics are spiritual blessings through Christ, grace with Christ, being one with Christ, the mystery of Christ, and prayer for spiritual strength. The second half of the topics are as follows; unity with Christ and his people, maturity through Christ, walking in love, living a new life, and learning to forgive. The topics further include family unity and spiritual warfare. When connecting the topics with the appropriate theme the letter reads like an instruction manual for the growth of a