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Ephesians 1 is the first chapter of the Epistle to the Ephesians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.Traditionally, it is believed to have been written by Apostle Paul while he was in prison in Rome (around AD 62), but more recently, it has been suggested that it was written between AD 80 and 100 by another writer using Paul's name and style.
The saint is depicted preaching, holding an excerpt from the Epistle to the Ephesians ("avaritia est idolorum servitus", Eph. 5:5) in his left hand. Ephesians contains: Ephesians 1:1–2. The greeting, from Paul to the church of Ephesus. Ephesians 1:3–2:10. A general account of the blessings that the gospel reveals. This includes the source ...
The Apostle Paul has traditionally been attributed as the writer of the Book of Ephesians, the tenth book of the New Testament, although it is more likely the work of one of his disciples. [7] Within 6:10–12 of Ephesians, Paul addresses spiritual warfare and how to combat spiritual attacks; "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
The Pauline epistles are the thirteen books in the New Testament traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle.. There is strong consensus in modern New Testament scholarship on a core group of authentic Pauline epistles whose authorship is rarely contested: Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, and Philemon.
In Ephesians 5:22–33, [18] the author compares the union of husband and wife to that of Christ and the church. [2] The central theme of the whole Ephesians letter is reconciliation of the alienated within the unity of the church. [2] Ephesians 5 begins by calling on Christians to imitate God and Christ, who gave himself up for them with love ...
The question remains whether Marcion knew these three letters and rejected them as Tertullian says, since in 1 Timothy 6:20 "false opposing arguments" are referred to, with the word for "opposing arguments" being "antithesis", the name of Marcion's work, and so a subtle hint of Marcion's heresy.
Ephesians, Power and Magic: the concept of power in Ephesians in light of its historical setting. Society for New Testament Studies, Monograph series. Vol. 63 (1st ed.). Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-36236-8. OCLC 17983341. ——— (1992). Powers of Darkness: principalities & powers in Paul's letters. Downers ...
Textual variants in the Epistle to the Ephesians are the subject of the study called textual criticism of the New Testament. Textual variants in manuscripts arise when a copyist makes deliberate or inadvertent alterations to a text that is being reproduced.