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NT 13: Ephesians

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Ephesians

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To develop an academic understanding of studying the ancient text Ephesians, with a focus on the use of primary source materials and critical tools.

Course objectives

To develop an academic understanding of studying the ancient text Ephesians, with a focus on the use of primary source materials and critical tools.

To practice translation and exegesis of the Greek texts with grammar, syntax, etc.

To study the general themes, theological and practical issues, etc.

To help the student come face to face with the Scripture (here Ephesians) and its implications for building faith community in the present Indian context.

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The course will consist of lectures on general themes and seminar paper and interactions. Translating the text and studying the grammar, syntax, etc. Writing exegetical papers on assigned text(s) for presenting in the class seminar. Reading of literatures given in the syllabus for better interaction.

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Final Examination 100% (60% Translation and 40% Questions on Theological themes and issues)

MODE OF EVALUATION

Written examination 60% Internal Assessment 40% Total 100%

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Section A: Texts for Translation and ExegesisSection B: Introduction and Background Study of EphesiansSection C: The Theology of Ephesians: General Themes

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How might assumptions about authorship, audience or the relation to Colossians change your reading of Ephesians? Keep a historical hypothesis distinct from the theological argument you can demonstrate in the text.

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Create an Ephesians community-and-cosmos seminar

Analyse a passage within the supplied Ephesians 1–6 selection. Annotate Greek syntax, compare a related Colossian passage and develop an evidence map connecting ecclesiology with a listed theological theme. Invite a peer critique of both interpretation and application.

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Only a comparison of the infancy narrativesEphesians in relation to Colossians and ActsOnly Revelation in relation to Daniel

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NT 13 Ephesians

Amazing Grace Biblical Seminary — M.Th. New Testament

AmaZing Grace Biblical Seminary Erumelikkara, Kumarapuram (PO), Aluva (via), Ernakulam (District), Kerala, India- Pin-683 565. Ph. 8547473926, 8281663926. M.TH. NEW TESTAMENT Area B: Texts of the New Testament NT 13: Ephesians COURSE OBJECTIVES: To develop an academic understanding of studying the ancient text Ephesians, with a focus on the use of primary source materials and critical tools. To practice translation and exegesis of the Greek texts with grammar, syntax, etc. To study the general themes, theological and practical issues, etc. To help the student come face to face with the Scripture (here Ephesians) and its implications for building faith community in the present Indian context. TEACHING METHODS: The course will consist of lectures on general themes and seminar paper and interactions. Translating the text and studying the grammar, syntax, etc. Writing exegetical papers on assigned text(s) for presenting in the class seminar. Reading of literatures given in the syllabus for better interaction. COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Final Examination 100% (60% Translation and 40% Questions on Theological themes and issues) MODE OF EVALUATION: Written examination 60% Internal Assessment 40% Total 100% COURSE OUTLINE: Section A: Texts for Translation and Exegesis Text of Ephesians 1-6 Section B: Introduction and Background Study of Ephesians (a) Ephesians in Christian History and Significance (a) Issues on Authorship, date and place of writing (b) Issues on Audience (c) Occasion and Purpose of writing (d) Structure: Study of Outline of contents (e) Structure: The formal and Theological coherence (f) Relation to Colossians and the Rest of the Pauline Corpse (h) Relation to Acts Section C: The Theology of Ephesians: General Themes Theological Emphases of Ephesians Church and Community Christology Soteriology Eschatology Cosmology: Principalities and Powers and Opponents of the Church Relationship of the Gentile Christian and Judaism The Use of the OT in Ephesians Impact of the Epistle in Today's context BIBLIOGRAPHY: COMMENTARIES Allan, J. A. The Epistle to the Ephesians. London: SCM, 1959. Barth, Markus. Ephesians, Anchor Bible 34-34A. Garden City: Doubleday, 1974. Beare, F. W. "Ephesians." In The Interpreter's Bible, Vol. 10. 597-749. Nashville: Abingdon, 1953. Bengel, J. A. "Ephesians." In Bengel's New Testament Commentaries. Vol. 2. Tr. C. T. Lewis and M. R. Vincent. Reprint Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1981. Best, E. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Ephesians, International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1998. Bratcher, R. G., and Nida, E. A. A Translator's Handbook on Paul's Letter to the Ephesians. London: United Bible Societies, 1982. Bruce, F. F. The Epistle to the Ephesians. London: Pickering and Inglis, 1961. ---. The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1984. Caird, G. B. Paul's Letters from Prison. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1976. Chadwick, H. "Ephesians." In Peake's Commentary on the Bible, ed. M. Black and H. H. Rowley, 980-84. London: Nelson, 1962. Dahl, N. A. "Ephesians." Harper's Bible Commentary, ed. J. L. Mays 1212 - 19. San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1988. Foulkes, F. The Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians. London: Tyndale Press, 1963. Hendriksen, W. Ephesians. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1967. Houlden, J. L. Paul's Letters from Prison. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1970. Johnston, G. Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. London: Nelson, 1967. Liefeld, Walter L. Ephesians, IVP New Testament Commentary. Downers Grove: IVP, 1997. Lincoln, A. T. Ephesians, World Biblical Commentary 42. Dallas: Word Books, 1990. MacDonald, Margaret Y. Colossians and Ephesians, Sacra Pagina 17. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2000. Martin, Ralph. Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon, Interpretation. Atlanta: John Knox, 1991. Mitton, C. Leslie. The Epistle to the Ephesians. London: Oliphants, 1976. Mitton, C. L. Ephesians. Moule, C. F. D. The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians and to Philemon. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968. Moulton, H. K. Colossians, Philemon and Ephesians. London: Epworth, 1963. O'Brien, P. T. Colossians, Philemon. Word Biblical Commentary 44. Waco, TX: Word Books, 1982. _________. The Letter to the Ephesians. Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999. Patzia, A. G. Colossians, Philemon, Ephesians. New York: Harper and Row, 1984. Perkins, Phem. Ephesians, Abingdon New Testament Commentaries. Nashville: Abingdon, 1997. Schnackenburg, R. Ephesians: A Commentary. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1991. Simpson, E. K., and Bruce, F. F. The Epistles of Paul to the Ephesians and to the Colossians. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1957. Snodgrass, Klyne. Ephesians. New International Version Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. Stott, J. R. W. God's New Society: The Message of Ephesians. Leicester: Inter-Varsity, 1979. Swain, L. Ephesians. Wilmington, DE: M. Glazier, 1980. Taylor, W. F., and Reumann, J. H. P. Ephesians, Colossians. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1975. Thompson, G. H. P. The Letters of Paul to the Ephesians, to the Colossians, and to Philemon. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1967. BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS Arnold, Clinton E. Ephesians: Power and Magic: The Concept of Power in Ephesians in Light of Its Historical Setting, Society of the New Testament Studies Monograph Series 63 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. _________. "Ephesians, Letter to the," Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, 238-46 Bultmann, Rudolf. Theology of the New Testament, 2 vols. London: SCM, 1952-55. Carson, D. A. ed., The Church in the Bible and the World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1987. Caragounis, C. C. The Ephesian Mysterion. Lund: Gleerup, 1977. Cross, F. L. ed., Studies in Ephesians. London: Mowbray, 1956. Efird, J. M. Christ, the Church, and the End: Studies in Colossians and Ephesians. Valley Forge, PA: Judson, 1980. Goodspeed, E.J. The Key to Ephesians. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1956. Hanson, S. The Unity of the Church in the New Testament: Colossians and Ephesians. Uppsala: Almquist & Wiksells, 1946. Käsemann, E. Jesus Means Freedom. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1972. Kirby, J. C. Ephesians, Baptism and Pentecost. London: S.P.C.K., 1968. Lyall, Francis. Slaves, Citizens, Sons. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984. MacDonald, M. Y. The Pauline Churches. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Mackay, J. A. God's Order: The Ephesian Letter and This Present Time. London: Nisbet and Macmillan, 1953. Martin R. P. Reconciliation: A Study of Paul's Theology. London: Marshall, 1981. Metzger, B. M. A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament. London: United Bible Societies, 1971. Moody, D. Christ and the Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1963. Summers, R. Ephesians: Pattern for Christian Living. Nashville: Broadman, 1960. Usami, K. Somatic Comprehension of Unity: The Church in Ephesus. Rome: Biblical Institute Press, 1983. Roels, E. God's Mission: The Epistle to the Ephesians in Mission Perspective. Franeker: Wever, 1962. van Roon, A. van. The Authenticity of Ephesians, Supplements to the Novum Testamentum.39 Leiden: Brill, 1974. ARTICLES Allan, J. A. "The 'In Christ' Formula in Ephesians." New Testament Studies 5 (1958-59): 54-62. Alexander, N. "The Epistle for Today." Festschrift, volume written in honor of W. Barclay, Biblical Studies, ed. J. R. McKay and J. F. Miller, 99-118. London: Collins, 1976. Arnold, Clinton E. "Introducing Ephesians: Establishing Believers in Christ," South West Journal of Theology 39 (1996): 4-13. Barth, M. "Conversion and Conversation: Israel and the Church in Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians." Interpretation 17 (1963) 3-24. _________. "Traditions in Ephesians," New Testament Studies 30 (1984): 3-25. Benoit, P. "Body, Head, and Pleroma in the Epistles of the Captivity." In Jesus and the Gospel. Vol. 2. Tr. B. Weatherhead, 51-92. London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 1974. Best, E. "Ephesians 1:1 Again," in Paul and Paulinism, ed. M. D. Hooker and S. G. Wilson, 273-79. London: SPCK, 1982. Bogdasovich, M. "The Idea of Pleroma in the Epistles to the Colossians and Ephesians." Downside Review 83 (1965) 118-30. Bowman, J. W. "The Epistle to the Ephesians." Interpretation 8 (1954) 188-205. Bruce, F. F. "St. Paul in Rome: 4. The Epistle to the Ephesians." Bulletin of the John Rylands 49 (1967) 303-22. Cadbury, H. J. "The Dilemma of Ephesians," New Testament Studies 5 (1958-59): 91-102. Caldwell, E. C. "The Purpose of the Ages." Princeton Theological Review 16 (1918) 374-89. Corley, B. "The Theology of Ephesians." Southwestern Journal of Theology 22 (1979) 24-38. Coutts J. "The Relationship of Ephesians and Colossians." New Testament Studies 4 (1958) 201-7. Dahl, N. A. "Gentiles, Christians, and Israelites in the Epistle to the Ephesians." In Christians among Jews and Gentiles, ed. G. W. E. Nickelsburg, and G. MacRae, 31-39. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986. _________. "Interpreting Ephesians: Then and Now." Currents in Theology and Mission 5 (1978) 133-43. Danker, F. W. "Ephesians, Epistle to the." International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 2 (1982) 109-14. Forbes, Chris. "Pauline Demonology and/or Cosmology? Principalities, Powers and the Elements of the World in their Hellenistic Context," Journal for the Study of the New Testament 85 (2002): 51-73. Houlden, J. L. "Christ and Church in Ephesians." Studia Evangelica 6 (1973) 267-73. Howard, G. "The Head/Body Metaphors of Ephesians." New Testament Studies 20 (1974) 350-56. Käsemann, E. "Ephesians and Acts." In Studies in Luke-Acts, ed. L. E. Keck and J. L. Martyn, 288-97. London: S.P.C.K., 1968. Lightfoot, J. B. "The Destination of the Epistle to the Ephesians." In Biblical Essays. London: Macmillan, 1893, 375-96. Lincoln, A. T. "Review of The Authenticity of Ephesians," by A. van Roon, Westminster Theological Journal 40 (1977-78): 172-75. _________. "The Use of the OT in Ephesians." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 14 (1982) 16-57. Longenecker, Richard N. "On the Form, Function, and Authority of the New Testament Letters," in Scripture and Truth, ed. D. A. Carson and John D. Woodbridge, 101-14. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983. MacPhail, J. R. "Ephesians and the Church of South India." Scottish Journal of Theology 10 (1957) 57-75. Martin, R. P. "An Epistle in Search of a Life-Setting." Expository Times 79 (1968) 296-302. Meeks, W. A. "In One Body: The Unity of Humankind in Colossians and Ephesians." In God's Christ and His People, ed. J. Jervell and W. A. Meeks, 209-21. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 1977. Mitton, C. L. "The Authorship of the Epistle to the Ephesians." Expository Times 67 (1955-56): 195-98. ---. "The Relationship between 1 Peter and Ephesians." Journal of Theological Studies 1 (1950) 67-73. Mooney, C. F. "Paul's Vision of the Church in 'Ephesians.' "Scripture 15 (1963) 33-43. Moritz, Thorsten. A Profound Mystery: The Use of the Old Testament in Ephesians, Supplements to Novum Testamentum 85. Leiden: Brill, 1996. Murphy-O'Connor, J. "Who Wrote Ephesians?" The Bible Today 18 (1965) 1201-9. Nineham, D. E. "The Case against the Pauline Authorship." In Studies in Ephesians, ed. F. L. Cross. London: Mowbray, 1956, 21-35. O'Brien, P. T. "Ephesians 1: An Unusual Introduction to a New Testament Letter," New Testament Studies 25 (1978-79): 504-16. _________. "Principalities and Powers: Opponents of the Church," in Biblical Interpretation and the Church: An International Study, ed. D. A. Carson 110-50. Exeter: Paternoster, 1984. Polhill, J. B. "The Relationship between Ephesians and Colossians." Review and Expositor 70 (1973) 439-50. Rowston, D. J. "Changes in Biblical Interpretation: Ephesians." Biblical Theology Bulletin 9 (1979) 121-25. Smalley, S. S. "The Eschatology of Ephesians." Evangelical Quarterly 28 (1956) 152-57. Sanders, J. N. "The Case for the Pauline Authorship." In Studies in Ephesians, ed. F. L. Cross, 9-20. London: Mowbray, 1956. Santer, M. "The Text of Ephesians 1:1," New Testament Studies. 15 (1968-69): 247-48. Turner, Max. "Ephesians." New Bible Commentary, ed. D. A. Carson, R. T. France, J. A. Motyer, and G. J. Wenham. Downers, 1222-44, Grove: IVP, 1994. Wild, R. A. " 'Be Imitators of God': Discipleship in the Letter to the Ephesians." In Discipleship in the New Testament, ed. F. Segovia. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985, 127-43.

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