Book Of Ephesians Background

A few weeks ago i started a wednesday night series on the book of ephesians.

Book of ephesians background. He also sent along the letter to the colossian church. Purpose background and structure may 12th 2014 1 comment apostle paul bible bible study christianity ephesians new testament religion. The author identifies himself as paul 1 1.

Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind. They were to the thessalonians and chiefly centered on jesus return. Chronology of book of ephesians.

The book of ephesians hits on a wide range of moral and ethical behaviors designed to ensure believers are living up to our heavenly calling. Audience paul wrote to the network of house churches in western asia minor in and near ephesus. The book of ephesians was written to god s holy people in ephesus ephesians 1 1 niv.

It was in the muratorian canon under the epistles of paul c. Ephesians images and notes. 3 1 4 1 paul is sending the slave onesimus back to his master philemon in the care of tychicus.

Introduction background author the apostle paul date the letter to the ephesians was written during paul s roman imprisonment between 60 and 62 ad. In 50 52 ad paul wrote his first epistles. Ephesus was a wealthy port city in the roman province of asia.

Ephesians 2 2 3 wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world according to the prince of the power of the air the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience. I chose to teach ephesians because i think christians today need some help with two things. Introduction from the niv study bible go to ephesians author date and place of writing.