EPHESIANS

clinton e. arnold

General Editor

ZONDERVAN

Ephesians

Copyright © 2010 by Clinton E. Arnold

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Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Arnold, Clinton E.

Ephesians / Clinton E. Arnold.

p. cm.—(Zondervan exegetical commentary series on the New Testament; v. 10)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-310-24373-1

1. Bible. N.T. Ephesians—Commentaries. I. Title.

BS2695.53.A76 2010

227′.5077–dc22

2010019090

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Interior design: Beth Shagene

To Barbara, Jeffrey, Dustin, and Brandon

Contents

Series Introduction

Author’s Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction to Ephesians

Select Bibliography

Commentary

Theology of Ephesians

Scripture and Apocrypha Index

Index of Other Ancient Literature

Subject Index

Author Index

Series Introduction

This generation has been blessed with an abundance of excellent commentaries. Some are technical and do a good job of addressing issues that the critics have raised; other commentaries are long and provide extensive information about word usage and catalog nearly every opinion expressed on the various interpretive issues; still other commentaries focus on providing cultural and historical background information; and then there are those commentaries that endeavor to draw out many applicational insights.

The key question to ask is: What are you looking for in a commentary? This commentary series might be for you if

• you have taken Greek and would like a commentary that helps you apply what you have learned without assuming you are a well-trained scholar.

• you would find it useful to see a concise, one- or two-sentence statement of what the commentator thinks the main point of each passage is.

• you would like help interpreting the words of Scripture without getting bogged down in scholarly issues that seem irrelevant to the life of the church.

• you would like to see a visual representation (a graphical display) of the flow of thought in each passage....