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In this comprehensive new commentary, John Muddiman begins by arguing that to be able to draw conclusions about the text of Ephesians, each scholar must take a position about its Pauline or non-Pauline authorship. He therefore offers an extensive introduction, which discusses various approaches to this question, including his own, detailing the evidence for each position. All the perspectives of major modern scholars are discussed and assessed, particularly on the question of Ephesians' relationship to Colossians. The implications of the question of authorship for evaluating Paul's theology are extensively discussed. Black's New Testament Commentary series presents a reliable and enlightening exposition of the New Testament for the modern reader. Written by highly respected biblical scholars under the editorial directorship of Morna D. Hooker, each commentary offers a paragraph-by-paragraph exposition based on the author's own, fresh translation of the biblical texts. Other features include insightful introductions to the important historical, literary, and theological issues; key terms and phrases from the translation highlighted in the commentary where they are discussed; explanations of special Greek or foreign terms; references to important primary and secondary literature; and a Scripture index.
Pages: 338
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Published: 2004
ISBN-10: 1565634047
ISBN-13: 9781565634046
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Published: 2004
ISBN-10: 1565634047
ISBN-13: 9781565634046
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Because it is commonly considered post-Pauline, the letter of Ephesians typically has not been well-served with quality commentaries and scholarly monographs, a situation completely out of keeping with its standing and influence throughout the history of the church. Some small degree of remediation has been made by the recent addition of commentaries by Best (1998), O Brien (1999), Yoder Neuf eld (2002), and Hoehner (2002) to those by Barth (1974), Schnackenburg (ET 1991), and Lincoln (1990). The offering of John Muddiman now enters the scene, originally released in Britain in 2001 as part of Black s series of New Testament co mmentaries and reprinted in the U.S. by Hendrickson without revision. This work is quintessentially British, crisply and clearly written, in lively sometimes feisty convers ation with Lincoln, Best, Schnackenburg, and Mitton, among others, and reflecting the historical-critical emphasis of the last few generations of New Testament scholarship in the U.K. Ephesians has presented a major puzzle to scholars in that it resists identification with any historical situation. Further, it is difficult to discern any precise theological thrust of the letter, since it contains no thesis statement or obvious transition to the body of the letter, as Muddiman notes (7, 97), nor clearly delineated theological polemic. [Full Review]
