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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...

some passages that sound so Pauline and yet others that appear to be secondary reflections. According to Muddiman, there were three types of pseudepigraphy in Greco-Roman society, each based on intention: “innocent” (or “naïve”), which employs the names of great worthies to gain acceptance and adherence (e.g., 1 and 2 Peter, James, Jude); “imitative,” a careful, respectful interpretation based on authentic writings; “fraudulent” (or “subversive”), an attempt to discredit and replace genuine writings.
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