A profound mystery : : the use of the Old Testament in Ephesians / / by Thorsten Moritz.

• Superior document: Supplements to Novum Testamentum, v. 85
• Author: Moritz, Thorsten.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1996.
• Year of Publication: 1996
• Language: English
• Series: Novum Testamentum, Supplements 85.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (268 pages)
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

The primary focus of this study is the question of the extent and impact of Old Testament traditions in Ephesians. A close examination of the range of quotations, allusions and echoes found in the epistle shows that the Old Testament influence was greater and more deliberate than has hitherto been assumed. The main part of the book is a thorough exegetical study of various aspects of the question, ranging from identification of the relevant Old Testament texts to an examination of the ways in which they are appropriated and applied in the New Testament context. A number of implications emerge for our understanding of the letter's intended readership, and these are illuminating for the assessment of the epistle's relationship to the letter to the Colossians.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Psalms 110.1 and 8.7 in Ephesians 1.20-23 -- The Use of Isaiah in Eph 2.13-17 -- Psalm 68.18 and Ephesians 4.8-10 -- Ethics in Ephesians 4.25-30 and 5.18 -- Tradition in Eph 5.14 -- The Quotation from Genesis 2.24 in Ephesians 5.31 -- The Fifth Commandment in Eph 6.2-3 -- Eph 6.10,14-17 and the Book of Isaiah -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index of References -- Index of Authors.