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Ephesians: A Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

Even though it was written some two millennia ago, Ephesians still speaks to Christians today in themes quite familiar to the modern reader. In a predominantly Gentile context, the Christian community needed to be reminded of the priority of Israel and the astonishing work of reconciliation that God willed to accomplish in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This new volume in the...

[3] There are formal affinities between this verse and numerous OT verses that bless or praise God by using some form of the Hebrew word (bārak). Nevertheless, the language here is decidedly Christian in its praise of the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. The point here is not to identify two gods, but to identify the one God and God’s particular relationship as Father of the Son (Thomas Aq. [Aquinas] 45). The following clause explains why believers are to bless or praise God: God has blessed
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