Exegesis notes on the book of ephesians

While this book begins, paul, an apostle of christ jesus through the will of god, to the saints who are at ephesus, and the faithful in christ jesus 1. A selection of the best commentaries and bible study resources on the book of. As a result, pauls travel companions, gaius and aristarchus of macedonia, were dragged into the theater. It was written to encourage believers to walk as fruitful followers of christ and to serve in unity and love in the midst of persecution. Paul the author of this letter, realizing that the ephesians were starting to forsake their first love, wrote this epistle to encourage them to love both god and their fellow saints. Murrays notes on the greek text are indispensible for reading ephesians in its original language. It impresses the reader with a sustained loftiness, serene thoughts, and utterances of praise breathed in the repose of prayer. Pauls letter to the ephesians is different compared to many of the other new testament letters he wrote. If any say so then i charge him with being like the jesuit, who hides a part of what he believes.

The purpose of the book of ephesians was to warn the church elders about the false teachers that were teaching a false gospel and to maintain their first love that they held when they first became believers. Obrien includes an abundance of technical information in the footnotes, yet his book is much more readable than hoehners tome. Sproul has himself written a very helpful introductory level commentary on it titled the purpose of god. Ephesians deals with matters of perspective that are important to all churches of all periods of church history. It was the power that god used to raise jesus from death. Ephesians according to tradition, ephesians was written by paul when he was a prisoner in rome, around ad 62. Best commentaries and books on ephesians logos bible software. English equivalents are provided for all hebrew and greek words, making this an excellent reference. Paul had called these christians to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called 4. Ephesians is an epistle which means it has a three part structure. Best commentaries and books on ephesians logos bible. Ephesians 1 commentary spurgeons verse expositions of. Paul uses the same words here power, strength and might. Commentary on the book of ephesians by matthew henry new.

The epistle to the ephesians, blacks new testament commentaries, eds. Top 5 commentaries on the book of ephesians ligonier ministries. Book of ephesians overview insight for living ministries. Ephesians exegetical guide to the greek new testament. The uniform series text for sunday, december 31, is ephesians 4. Paul wrote the letter to the ephesians sometime in ad 6061, around the same time he wrote colossians and philemon, as he sent all three letters by the hand. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ephesians. The book of ephesians is a prison epistle letter written while in prison.

Hoehner also wrote for many scholarly journals and served on several bible translation teams. Those that like to get into studying the bible and its heavy doctrines prefer to study the first part of pauls letters and often treat the latter part as secondary or of less value see the right diagram where a wall separates the two sections. So often we can identify with the ethiopian eunuch who had trouble understanding the prophet isaiah acts 8. Wood notes that the military successes both of alexander the great and julius caesar were due in large measure to their armies being well shod and. I recommend this volume to anyone who is not familiar with the basic themes of this epistle.

Of particular interest is his notes taken from the authoritative bdag and that he includes some notes taken from the ephesians volume by larkin from the other notable exegetical guide series. If such is truly the case, then paul wrote ephesians around 6163 a. They must be like his feet to take his gospel to all the people in the world. Essay about exegesis on ephesians 2894 words bartleby. Sprouls work, the following are five of the most helpful commentaries on the book of ephesians. It seems he was in prison so he was probably in the same situation as described at the end of the book of acts. A salutation, and an account of saving blessings, as prepared in gods eternal election, as purchased by christs blood. The indication is that the epistles to the colossians, philemon and the ephesians were carried to their destination by tychicus and onesimus cf.

If the words of demetrius are to be believed, she was worshipped by all asia and the world acts 19. Ephesians is an epistle from the apostle paul to the church of ephesus. Ephesians overview, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this. He also demonstrates how paul, throughout the book of ephesians, magnifies the glory of christ and shows the central importance of our union with him for salvation, for the church, and for the christian life. Ephesians commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. An exegetical commentary kindle edition by hoehner, harold w download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.

Everything in these three chapters spells out what is. Some liberal critics have attempted to raise doubts, yet the authorship of the book is solidly established both by the clear statement in the book itself and by the records of the early uninspired christian writers. Doctrinal, chapters 1 3 the heavenly calling of the church vocalization. Pdf this article presents an exegesis of ephesians 4. Baughs comments are invariably measured, judicious, the product of informed and careful scholarship, lightly worn. It is clear from the bible account that these mens lives were in danger. Pdf bible study the book of ephesians john ndhlovu. Ephesians commentary free bible study notes, commentary, and. Constables notes on ephesians 2020 edition one of the features of this book, that distinguishes it from other pauline epistles, is its universal character. An exegetical commentary is considered by many to be his greatest book and one of the most comprehensive works on ephesians to date. However, ephesians is generally believed not to be by paul it is a deuteropauline epistle.

I offer the following commentary and summary for ephesians in this article. He includes the perspectives of author present and past. Ephesians with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The key personalities of ephesians are the apostle paul and tychicus. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. A free bible version and commentary on the letter to the ephesians in easyenglish. Paul the apostle probably wrote this letter from rome somewhere between the years 5660ad. This letter is different from other letters by paul. Introduction, indicating the sender, the receiver of the letter, and a greeting, 2.

There is no reference to ephesus, or to any individuals, despite acts recording that. Echoes of worship the mood of ephesians is arresting. Scholars typically hold to the assertion that the book of ephesians was written by paul during his imprisonment in rome around the year a. Abbott, a critical and exegetical commentary on the epistles to the ephesians and to the colossians, icc, pp.