Ephesians

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What was Ephesus?

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Big, important city
Capital of Asia
Seat of Roman power

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Population of Ephesus

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200-250 thousand

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Economy

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Wealthy, mouth of Cayster river, harbour to the Aegean sea

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Ephesus religion

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Various cults and temples (Hestia, Serapis, Zeus)
Mostly Artemis
Temple of Artemis was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world (destroyed in 401AD)

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Paul’s first visit to Ephesus

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52-53AD during second missionary journey

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Paul’s return to Ephesus

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53-54AD, teaches daily for two years, great suffering during this time

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Authorship of Ephesians

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Paul, sort of disputed, like Colossians and 2 Thessalonians

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Big reason for doubting Pauline authorship

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Impersonal character and writing towards a church he knew very well

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Date and Provenance of Ephesians

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Roman house arrest in 60-62AD (likely the beginning)

Question 10

What is missing at the beginning of the earliest manuscripts?

Answer 10

In Ephesus

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What type of letter is Ephesians?

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Circular, to all the churches in Asia Minor

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Purpose of Ephesians

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To Gentiles for reconciliation and unity in the church, against false teachings

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Who told Paul about the false teachings having an impact on the church?

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Tychicus and Epaphras, from Colossae

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Heart of Chapter

Answer 14

Jesus!

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Length of opening

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Short 2 verses, compared to Philippians 17

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Written to

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Saints in Ephesus

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Greeting is rooted in…

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Jesus (mentioned 3 times in two verses)

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Big feat of a sentence

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Longest sentence in the NT (250 words)

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Order of praise and prayer

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Praise, then grounds for praise, then prayer

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Use of prefix (ch. 1)

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Pro - before

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God’s plan from the beginning

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To bless all people through Jesus

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Length of thanksgiving

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Short and concise (impersonal again)

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Language present

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BIG picture terms, power

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Chapter 2

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Centre/heart of the letter

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Layout of Ephesians

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Doxology, prayer, chapter 2, prayer, doxology

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First part

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Vertical reconciliation

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Former and present state

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Dead from sin, alive with the Messiah

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Use of prefix (ch. 2)

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Syn - together

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Popular verse

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Saved by grace through faith

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Poeima

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God's handiwork, made for good works

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Peripateo

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To walk, a way of living (important in chapter 4 and 5)

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Circumcision

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Idolatry? (practices becoming more important than the faith)

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Peace of the Messiah

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Two groups into one Abolished the Law One new humanity Reconciled to God

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New dwelling place of God

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People are the Temple

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Chapter 3

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Brings first half to a close (inclusio, parallels to chapter 1)

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Use of prefix (ch. 3)

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Syn - together

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Who the once hidden mystery was proclaimed to

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Everyone

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Emphasis on...

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Love (agape)

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Chapter 4

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Turns from theology to exhortation (is to ought)

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3 -ity's

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Unity, diversity, and maturity

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How do we live?

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Worthy of the calling we have received (Philippians 1)

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Messiah and gifts

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He poured them out instead of receiving them (through sacrifice)

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God depicted as..

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Divine Warrior, having victory over his enemies

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Our paradigm

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Jesus

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Teleios

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Maturity, how it was meant to be

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4:17-6:20

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Therefore, do this

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Old humanity vs. New humanity

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Corrupt and deluded vs. new creation

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End of chapter 4

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Segues into chapter 5

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Imperatives and exhortations

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Instruction and imperative + love

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How we act

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Don't do this, do this instead

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Imitating God by how we live

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Peripateo in love

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Chapter 5

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Live in love, live in light

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Contrasts

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Two ways of life (dead or alive)

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Two warnings

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Exclusion from God's kingdom, God's wrath

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You were the... and now you are the...

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Darkness, light

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Negative prefix use (ch. 5)

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Syn - together

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Haustafeln

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House table (in household code)

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People not usually even addressed in letters

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Women, children, slaves

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Husbands and wives should reflect...

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Church's relationship to Jesus

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Chapter 6

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God is doing something new through Jesus and we live into this

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Slaves

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Seen as tools, being addressed here is big

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Paul's stance on slavery

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Does not say anything on it

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Spiritual armour - allusion to this OT book

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Isaiah

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Prayer

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How we participate in the work of the gospel

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Person mentioned at the end

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Tychicus