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Ephesians - Colossians. Opening Salute as usual, Paul presents his credentials “Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus” but which commission?. Ephesians - Colossians. Which commission? Acts 9? No, a new commission was needed for a new gospel. Ephesians - Colossians.
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Ephesians - Colossians Opening Salute as usual, Paul presents his credentials “Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus” but which commission? Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Which commission? Acts 9? No, a new commission was needed for a new gospel Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians New commission “one new man” – Eph.2:15 “household of God” – 2:19 “built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets” – 2:20 “growing into a holy Temple in the Lord” – 2:21 Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Authority for Paul’s apostleship “through the will of God” 2 kinds of “will” boulē, boulēma and thelēma Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Authority for Paul’s apostleship boulē, boulēma – purposeful intention; God’s immutable will thelēma – wish or desire Paul became an apostle by God’ desire Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Authority for Paul’s apostleship God’s desire accompanies His intention – Eph.1:11 “He works all (these) things according to the intention (boulē) of His desire (thelēma)” Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Authority for Paul’s apostleship It is God’s heartfelt desire that is emphasized in the selection of Paul Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Opening Salute 1:1stands apart [at Ephesus] missing from p46, a*, B* may have been too important to address a single church Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Possible Distribution both Eph. & Col. were sent via Tychicus (concurrently?) but the Colossians are already commended for their faith – Col.1:4-8; 2:5 Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Opening Salute “FROM” part of Paul’s letters Paul alone – Rom., Eph., 1 Ti., 2 Ti., Ti. Paul, Sosthenes – 1 Cor. Paul, Timothy – 2 Cor., Phi., Col., Phm Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Opening Salute “FROM” part of Paul’s letters Paul, all the brothers – Gal. Paul, Silvanus, Timothy – 1 & 2 Thess. Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Opening Salute (stands apart) 1:1 “to the Holy Ones who are [at Ephesus], even faithful in Christ Jesus” Why this emphasis? Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Opening Greeting (stands apart) But isn’t Love more important than Faith(-fulness)? Even Love is said to ‘believe’ and ‘hope’ Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Opening Greeting (stands apart) Some texts emphasize love Other texts teach a synergy of faith, hope and love greetings of Eph.-Col. highlight being faithful Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Types of Emphasis: concentrated contextual (structural) emphatic verbiage word order word frequency word infrequency Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Word Order Emphasis - the earlier in the sentence a Greek word appears, the greater its emphasis Example at Joh.1:1 Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Word Order Emphasis (ctd.) – Pauline EpistlesActsPost-Acts Faith before Love: 3 10 Love before Faith: 2 4 Faithful before Beloved: 1 2 Beloved before Faithful: 0 3 Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Word Frequency Emphasis – Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Structure of Ephesians Opening: “to the Holy Ones … even faithful in Christ Jesus” Closing: “Tychicus the beloved brother, even faithful minister in the Lord” Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Structure of Colossians Opening: “to the Holy Ones at Colosse, even faithful brothers in Christ” Opening: “Epaphras our beloved joint-slave…faithful minister of Christ for you” Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Structure of Colossians Closing: “Tychicus the beloved brother, and faithful minister and joint-slave in the Lord” Closing: “Onesimus the faithful and beloved brother” Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians Conclusion From the way Paul addresses people in Eph.-Col. Individual faithfulness is encouraged/emphasized Part 1, ver.1.0
Ephesians - Colossians The greeting itself “grace to you and peace from [God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ]” same greeting in all the Paulines, except the Pastorals Part 1, ver.1.0