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In this volume, leading New Testament scholar Charles Talbert distills interpretive insights for students in theology, biblical studies, and religion. Ephesians and Colossians approaches each text in its final, canonical form, proceeding by sense units rather than word-by-word or verse-by-verse. Thus the commentary follows the original train of thought as indicated by the author and not...

refer to something within the tradition that is in need of interpretation (Rom 11:25; 1 Cor 15:51; Eph 5:32; 2 Thess 2:7; Rev 1:20; 17:5, 7). On other occasions “mystery” refers to the eternal will or plan of God for creation. That is the main focus in Ephesians. In 1:9–10 it is the mystery of God’s will to unite all things through Christ; in 3:5–6 the mystery is revealed to apostles and prophets that Jew and Gentile are to be united in one body; in 3:3 this mystery is revealed to Paul; in 3:4 it
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