Exegesis of Ephesians 3:14-21 Corinne Burke Northwest University Introduction Interpreting a text from the Bible properly is much more than simply reading the text and applying the first thing that comes to mind. The author has a specific meaning for each part of the text‚ and although many may think that the application of text is specific to the individual‚ this is not the case. Scripture has lost many different literary tools that the author used in order for the readers to better understand
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Deuteronomy 6:4-6 An Exegetical Research Paper Hear‚ O Israel: The Lord our God‚ the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. ESTABLISHING THE TEXT The text is a passage known as the Shema (“Hear”) which has become the fundamental dogma of the Old Testament and was also identified in the New Testament (Mark 12:29-30) as the most important of all the commandments
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Ephesians is one of the several letters in the New Testaments written by Paul. At the time of Paul writing this letter‚ he was in prison in Rome. This was most likely written around 60AD- 62AD during his second missionary journey. He wrote this letter to the Gentiles (non-Jewish) followers of Christ- most likely the church in Ephesus to. Paul wrote this letter to encourage the Gentile believers. He wanted to make it clear that Jews and Gentiles have been brought together as part of the body of Christ
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the scroll back a. Jesus sits down This is a technique used by Luke to emphasise the importance of this mission statement which is summarised by quotes from Isaiah 61:1-2 with an incursion from 58:6. Previously the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus (4:1-14) and now he states that “the Spirit of the Lord is upon [him].” This further highlights that Jesus’ mission is driven and guided by the Holy Spirit‚ which links him to others who were previously driven by the Holy Spirit in Luke’s gospel including
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As one looks at the nature of his letters‚ one finds that the letters to the Churches in Corinth and Galatia attempt to address conflict and false teaching; Philippians‚ Ephesians and Colossians are written as letters of encouragemen;‚ and the letters written to Timothy‚ Titus‚ and Philemon serve as mutual encouragement and requests for prayer. “Paul’s overriding concern is the edification of the community‚ and much of his energy is spent restoring unity to the church” (Rosner‚ 2003‚ p.217). His
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Introduction 2. Literary Criticisms 3. Theological Analysis 4. Conclusion 5. Work Cited Page Introduction Matthew 6:9-13 is The Lord’s prayer. “Our Father in heaven‚ hallowed be your name‚ your kingdom come‚ your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread; and forgive us our debts‚ as we forgive our debtors‚ and do not subject us to the final test‚ but deliver us from the evil one.” This passage is the one I chose for my exegesis paper because Literary Criticisms A. Context:
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Exegesis of the Gospel according to Matthew Chapter 5:3-12 The Eight Beatitudes In Matthew’s Gospel‚ starting with Chapter five verses three through twelve‚ Jesus tells us of the Eight Beatitudes. These verses are much like The Ten Commandments in nature‚ but more philosophical: · "Blessed are the poor in spirit‚ for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." · "Blessed are those who mourn‚ for they shall be comforted." · "Blessed are the meek‚ for they shall inherit the Earth." · "Blessed are those
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Ed Hindson and Elmer Townes describe the book of Ephesians as “personal and pastoral‚ theological and practical” (p 451). The book of Ephesians was a letter‚ written to the people of Ephesus‚ by Paul. It was packed with advice and encouraging tones‚ on what a Christian church should look like and how the Christians should behave. Paul writes this letter during his Roman imprisonment which was around AD 61-62. Because of the lack of personal greetings‚ many speculate that the message was intended
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The Pericope chosen is from Isaiah 58‚ v 6-9‚ and it deals with the fast that God likes and requires. The power of the fast is directly related to God’s involvement. We certainly can decide to fast as we wish; however‚ the result may be that we simply go without food. When we respond to the “call of the Lord to fast” there is no telling what He has in mind to accomplish. Therefore‚ this passage of the Scripture teaches the reader that
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AN INTERPRETIVE & THEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF EPHESIANS 4:1-6 Biblical Hermeneutics Interpretation and Theological Analysis The unity of the believers was a doctrine clearly taught by Jesus and embraced in the Early Church. In John 17:20-23‚ Jesus prayed a High Priestly prayer for His disciples‚ emphasizing the ideal of harmony among all His followers. Then in Acts 4:32‚ the Christian accord for which Christ prayed was a noticeable characteristic
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