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Ephesians

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Ephesians
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David A. deSilva
SeriesNew Cambridge Bible Commentary
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:350
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 153
Category/GenreBibles
Theology
ISBN/Barcode 9781108725446
ClassificationsDewey:227.507
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 28 April 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In this commentary, David deSilva approaches Ephesians as Paul's contribution to the ongoing work of forming his converts' individual and collective identity in Christ through the celebration of God's activity (past, ongoing, and future) on behalf of all who had responded in trust and faithfulness toward Jesus throughout the eastern Roman empire. He explores how Paul's first-century audiences in Roman Asia would have understood and responded to his message, particularly his promotion of the attitudes, pursuits, and practices that would constitute an appropriate response of gratitude for so costly a deliverance and so magnificent a destiny. deSilva's discussion is richly grounded in the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts that both informed Paul as he composed and his audiences as they engaged his message. He is also attentive to points of relevance to the modern contexts of today's readers who continue to wrestle with Paul's vision for Christian discipleship and human community.

Author Biography

David deSilva is Trustees' Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Ashland Theological Seminary and holds ordination in the United Methodist Church. He is the author of thirty books, including An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation (2nd ed., 2018), which has been translated into four languages.