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[td]The '''Epistle to the Ephesians'''{{Efn|The book is sometimes called the '''Letter of Paul to the Ephesians''', or simply '''Ephesians'''.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HiPouAEACAAJ |title=ESV Pew Bible |publisher=Crossway |year=2018 |isbn=978-1-4335-6343-0 |location=Wheaton, IL |pages=976 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2021060...ooks/edition/ESV_Pew_Bible_Black/HiPouAEACAAJ |archive-date=3 June 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> It is most commonly abbreviated as "Eph."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bible Book Abbreviations |url=https://www.logos.com/bible-book-abbreviations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421100743/https://www.logos.com/bible-book-abbreviations |archive-date=21 April 2022 |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Logos Bible Software}}</ref>}} is a [[Pauline epistle]] and the tenth book of the [[New Testament]] of the [[Christian Bible]].[/td]Revision as of 16:39, 3 September 2025
[/td][td]The '''Epistle to the Ephesians'''{{Efn|The book is sometimes called the '''Letter of Paul to the Ephesians''', or simply '''Ephesians'''.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HiPouAEACAAJ |title=ESV Pew Bible |publisher=Crossway |year=2018 |isbn=978-1-4335-6343-0 |location=Wheaton, IL |pages=976 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2021060...ooks/edition/ESV_Pew_Bible_Black/HiPouAEACAAJ |archive-date=3 June 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> It is most commonly abbreviated as "Eph."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bible Book Abbreviations |url=https://www.logos.com/bible-book-abbreviations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421100743/https://www.logos.com/bible-book-abbreviations |archive-date=21 April 2022 |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Logos Bible Software}}</ref>}} is a [[Pauline epistle]] and the tenth book of the [[New Testament]] of the [[Christian Bible]].[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The Epistle to the Ephesians is traditionally believed to have been written by the [[Paul the Apostle|Apostle Paul]] around AD 62 during his imprisonment in [[Rome]]. It closely resembles [[Epistle to the Colossians|Colossians]]. Most modern scholars dispute its authorship and suggest it was written between AD 70β100 as a circular letter, citing stylistic differences, lack of personal references, and missing place names in early manuscripts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-08-11 |title=Saint Paul the Apostle {{!}} Biography & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Paul-the-Apostle |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Ehrman 2004 381β384">{{Cite book|last= Ehrman |first=Bart D.|author-link= Bart D. Ehrman |title=The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings |year=2004 |publisher=Oxford |location=New York |isbn= 0-19-515462-2 |pages=381β84}}</ref><ref name="Brown1984" />[/td]
[td]The Epistle to the Ephesians is traditionally believed to have been written by the [[Paul the Apostle|Apostle Paul]] around AD 62 during his imprisonment in [[Rome]]. It closely resembles [[Epistle to the Colossians|Colossians]] and is thought to have been addressed to the church in [[Ephesus]] (now in [[Turkey]]). Most modern scholars dispute its authorship and suggest it was written between AD 70β100 as a circular letter, citing stylistic differences, lack of personal references, and missing place names in early manuscripts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-08-11 |title=Saint Paul the Apostle {{!}} Biography & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Paul-the-Apostle |access-date=2025-08-29 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Ehrman 2004 381β384">{{Cite book|last= Ehrman |first=Bart D.|author-link= Bart D. Ehrman |title=The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings |year=2004 |publisher=Oxford |location=New York |isbn= 0-19-515462-2 |pages=381β84}}</ref><ref name="Brown1984" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]According to the [[Acts of the Apostles|Book of Acts]], Paul briefly visited Ephesus before returning to establish a strong church presence there over three years, during which the gospel spread widely through [[Anatolia|Asia Minor]], and he later gave a farewell address to the Ephesian elders that closely parallels themes in the Epistle to the Ephesians.[/td]
[td]According to the [[Acts of the Apostles|Book of Acts]], Paul briefly visited Ephesus before returning to establish a strong church presence there over three years, during which the gospel spread widely through [[Anatolia|Asia Minor]], and he later gave a farewell address to the Ephesian elders that closely parallels themes in the Epistle to the Ephesians.[/td]
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