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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...

action of hoping is in view). “The hope of his calling” refers to the content of salvation, what has been hoped for: membership in the people of God. In keeping with Colossians, Ephesians here presents hope as an object to be seized (cf. Col 1:5, 23, 27). Hope serves essentially as a synonym for eternal life. Although 1:12–14 makes it clear that hope in Ephesians has future connotations, here the emphasis is on hope as shaping the present lives of believers. In this verse “hope” appears to complete
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