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No two works in the Pauline Epistles resemble each other as closely as Colossians and Ephesians. Often recognized for their majestic tone and powerful theological statement, Colossians and Ephesians also present many challenges of interpretation. Most commentaries on these letters seem preoccupied with the same few issues, particularly the question of authorship. As MacDonald addresses these...

repetition of words, the use of synonyms, and redundancy. There are also many interwoven relative clauses and participial constructions. The precise relationship between phrases is sometimes impossible to determine and this has often frustrated commentators (see the interpretation), but the main ideas are clear. Blessings (sometimes called benedictions or eulogies) are also found in the opening of 2 Corinthians (1:3–4) and 1 Peter (1:3–12). The extended blessing or berakah that is found in the OT
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