development of the epistolary form (cf. the Exegesis) and that the Paul-section performed a specific function for the recipients of the letter. The borrowing from songs or hymns (the Eulogy 1:3–12 or 14; a song ‘Christ, our Peace’, 2:14–18; a baptismal hymn, 2:18–22) which has often been conjectured does not stand up to re-examination.9 We cannot deny the influence of the liturgy, but along with other kerygmatic, catechetical and exhortatory traditions which enrich the language of Eph., but which