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Thomas B. Slater’s commentary on Ephesians transports the modern reader into the world of the early church. Slater asserts that Ephesians was written to persuade its original audience that an ethnically inclusive church based on religious affiliation and faithfulness was part of God’s plan. Both Jew and Gentile are equal partners in the new religious commonwealth. Slater addresses two important...

However, not everyone has been convinced by these similarities. Many have noted that Ephesians has long sentences with multiple clauses and continuously expresses itself in seemingly unending genitive clauses. Moreover, there is only one question in Ephesians, whereas questions are more frequent in the undisputed Pauline letters. Furthermore, “the Church” is a multi-ethnic, empire-wide phenomenon in Ephesians, while in the undisputed Pauline letters it generally refers to local congregations.3 Along
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