Tag: Ephesians
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Ephesians 5 21-33
We are studying Ephesians 5:21-33 for Sunday, August 25. [Study notes on this text are here.] This may mean we’ll have a lively discussion, or it may mean we’ll have no discussion at all, because no one will want to step on anyone else’s toes. Whatever happens, here are a few questions about the text…
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Study Notes – Ephesians 5:21-33
We are studying Ephesians 5:21-33 for Sunday, August 25. God, make speed to save me. [Some questions on the text are here.] This is one of the most controversial passages in scripture, and I think not only “these days.” The person I know at church who told me “I ripped the book of Ephesians out…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion (Ephesians 4 1-16)
The Uniform Series text for Sunday, December 31, is Ephesians 4:1-16. Here are some questions we might get to in our class on this text: In v1, the author says he is “the prisoner in the Lord.” Later, he talks about the “bond of peace” (v3). Later, he talks about Christ “making captivity itself a…
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Exegetical Exercise (Ephesians 4 1-16)
The Uniform Series text for Sunday, December 31, is Ephesians 4:1-16. Here are my notes on the text: Context: we usually think of the book of Ephesians as a letter, and it has some of the typical forms of a letter – a greeting, salutation, some thematic material, some instruction, and a conclusion. However, it…
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Exegetical Exercise – Gifts in Ephesians
The “book of the month” program has given me Ephesians this December. At first this seemed unseasonable, what with no nativity stories, or direct references to Advent. But digging deeper – it turns out there is a lot of “giving” and there are a lot of “gifts” in Ephesians, which certainly resonates with the popular…
Matters of Interpretation 