A Profound Mystery: The Use of the Old Testament in EphesiansThe primary focus of this study is the question of the extent and impact of Old Testament traditions in Ephesians. A close examination of the range of quotations, allusions and echoes found in the epistle shows that the Old Testament influence was greater and more deliberate than has hitherto been assumed. The main part of the book is a thorough exegetical study of various aspects of the question, ranging from identification of the relevant Old Testament texts to an examination of the ways in which they are appropriated and applied in the New Testament context. A number of implications emerge for our understanding of the letter's intended readership, and these are illuminating for the assessment of the epistle's relationship to the letter to the Colossians. This book is of special interest to New Testament interpreters and those interested in the history of the beginnings of Christianity. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
PSALM 110 1 AND | 9 |
The Appropriation of Scripture in Ephesians 1 203 | 21 |
The General Jewish Background of Eph 2 11ff | 29 |
Conclusions | 53 |
Parallels from Qumran and the Rabbinic Literature | 60 |
18 and Eph 4 810 | 67 |
The Midrash which Follows the Quotation | 76 |
The Train of Thought of Ephesians 5 2133 | 131 |
Hermeneutics and Theology in Ephesians 5 31 A Fresh Look | 137 |
Conclusion | 152 |
The Fifth Commandment in Jewish sources and in the NT | 159 |
Households and Household Codes in Early Christianity | 165 |
The Place of Chapter 6 1020 within the Epistle | 180 |
The Struggle against the Powers | 196 |
CONCLUSION | 213 |
Eph 4 711 in Context | 84 |
Do not let the sun go down Eph 4 26b Ps 4 5b Deut 24 15 | 90 |
TRADITION IN EPH 5 14 | 97 |
The FormCritical Problem | 105 |
Rabbinic Evidence | 111 |
The Significance of Genesis 2 24 for Interpreting Ephesians 5 31f119 | 118 |
The Authors Hermeneutics | 219 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 221 |
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