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Between Text & Sermon: Ephesians 1:15-23
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Interpretation
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July 1, 2008
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THE PETITIONARY PRAYER FOR WISDOM and enlightenment at the end of Eph 1 appears at first glance to be an elevating excursus sandwiched between a glorious witness to God's saving program (1:2-14) and an exposition of the Savior's gift of grace (2:1-10). While those elements are present in this passage, these categories do not capture the essential point of either the prayer in particular or the two-chapter passage in general.
The key to understanding this pericope is found in the use of the pronouns of personal address. Who is the "I," who are the "we," and who are the "you" (plural) repeatedly referenced in these chapters? Scholars agree that one of the central issues addressed overall in ...
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