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The Epistle to the Ephesians, also called the Letter to the Ephesians and often shortened to Ephesians, is the tenth book of the New Testament. Its authorship has traditionally been credited to Paul the Apostle but, starting in 1792, this has been challenged〔Authenticity of (Ephesians )〕〔Hoehner, Harold. ''Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary.'' Baker Academic, 2002. ISBN 978-0-8010-2614-0〕 as Deutero-Pauline, that is, written in Paul's name by a later author strongly influenced by Paul's thought.〔Hoehner surveys 279 commentators from 1519 to 2001, finding 54% favor Pauline authorship, 39% conclude against Pauline authorship, and 7% remained uncertain. See Harold W. Hoehner, Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001), 6-20; isbn=0-8010-2614-8〕〔 ==Themes== The main theme of Ephesians is “the Church, the Body of Christ.” The Church is to maintain the unity in practice which Christ has brought about positionally. According to New Testament scholar Daniel Wallace, the theme may be stated pragmatically as “Christians, get along with each other! Maintain the unity practically which Christ has effected positionally by his death.”〔Wallace, Daniel B. "Ephesians:Introduction, Argument, and Outline." Web: () 1 January 2010〕 Another major theme in Ephesians is the keeping of Christ's body (that is, the Church) pure and holy. From Ephesians 4:17–6:20 the author of the Epistle to the Ephesians gives practical advice in how to live a holy, pure, and Christ-inspired lifestyle. Many devotional thoughts and sermons that are addressed to the practically minded individual have been drawn from this section of the New Testament, due to its nature as being good for application studies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Epistle to the Ephesians」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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