Ephesians A Shorter Commentary

An abridged edition of Professor Ernest Best's magisterial commentary on Ephesians in the International Critical Commentary series. This Shorter Commentary retains all the important elements of the original: introduction, commentary, notes and essays. Various possible interpretations of the Greek of Ephesians are explained clearly for the English reader. The Shorter Commentary has dismantled and cleared away the scaffolding of technical discussion given in the ICC to reveal the true shape and beauty of the building. Book jacket.

Ernest Best is Emeritus Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism at the University of Glasgow.

Preface	p. ix
Literature	p. xiii
Abbreviations	p. xxiii
Introduction	p. xxv
Commentary
Salutation (1.1-2)	p. 1
God, the Blessed, Blesses (1.3-14)	p. 7
A Prayer for Knowledge (1.15-23)	p. 34
From Death to Life (2.1-10)	p. 62
Jew and Gentile: One in Christ (2.11-22)	p. 87
Paul and the Gentiles (3.1-13)	p. 126
Intercession and Doxology (3.14-21)	p. 159
Paraenesis (4.1-6.20)	p. 174
Unity and Diversity (4.1-16)	p. 177
Unity (4.1-6)	p. 178
Unity and Growth of the Church (4.7-16)	p. 189
Old into New (4.17-24)	p. 211
Behave so as to Preserve Unity (4.25-5.2)	p. 229
From Lust to Light (5.3-14)	p. 245
Be wise and Filled with the Spirit (5.15-21)	p. 263
Behaviour in the Christian Household (5.22-6.9)	p. 274
Husbands and Wives: Christ and the Church (5.22-33)	p. 279
Parents and Children (6.1-4)	p. 297
Owners and Slaves (6.5-9)	p. 304
Conflict (6.10-20)	p. 313
Information and Final Greetings (6.21-4)	p. 331
Detached Notes
The Heavenlies	p. 12
In Christ	p. 32
The Powers	p. 47
The Body of Christ	p. 57
Israel and the Church	p. 109
The Haustafel or Household Code	p. 274
Essays
The Church	p. 339
Moral Teaching	p. 355
Index	p. 373
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