"The Scriptures testify to me"--Title page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxvii-xxxvii) and index.

Editor's preface -- Author's preface -- Principal abbreviations -- Icons -- Bibliography -- Introduction -- Why Study Ephesians? -- Orality and the Interpretation of the Epistles: a brief introduction -- Oral Traditionalism -- Reading in the Ancient World -- Mandate to proclaim Scripture -- Liturgical context of the New Testament epistles -- Oral pattering in Paul's Epistles -- Rhetoric -- alliteration -- Rhythm -- Repetition -- Parallelism -- Chiasm and Inclusio -- Lists -- Formulae as Structural markers -- Authorship -- Case for Pauline Authorship -- Internal evidence -- External evidence -- Arguments against Pauline Authorship -- Style -- Unusually Long Sentences -- Lengthy, often redundant Genitive Constructions -- Cognate Noun and Verb -- Synonyms connected by kai, "and" -- Prepositional Phrases -- Reference for relative clauses and participial constructions -- Rich use of Adjectives and Adjectival phrases -- Vocabulary -- Thought/Theology -- View of the Apostolic Ministry -- Ecclesiology.

4:17-6:9 Refutations -- 4:17-5:2 The Baptismal walk: Clothed in Christ -- 5:3-14 Once you were in Darkness, but now you are light in the Lord -- 5:15-21a The Liturgy of the Spirit filled baptized -- 5:21b-6:9 Order as a gift of the Spirit and an Image of Christ and the Church -- 5:21b-33 The Gospel I God's order: The Bridegroom and the Bride -- 6:1-9 Order "in the Lord": Parents/Children, Masters/Slaves -- 6:10-24 Conclusion -- 6:10-17 Epilogue: The Armor of God: Baptismally enclosed in Christ -- 6:18-24 Epistolary conclusion: Fellowship in prayer, commendation and blessing -- Index of subjects -- Index passages -- Select charts -- NT Hapax Legomena and other terms unique to Ephesians -- Rhetorical outline -- Paul's Epistolary conclusions -- Map -- Photos.

Location and Date of Writing: Paul's imprisonment -- Rome? -- Ephesus? -- Caesarea! -- Relationship to Colossians -- Purpose and Themes -- False teaching and Paganism -- Jews and Greeks in the body of Christ -- Baptism and the Spirit -- Subsidiary characteristics: Ecclesiology, Christology, Love and Marriage -- Structure and Rhetoric: Epistolary Outline -- Rhetorical outline -- Introductory Sections (Exordium and Narratio) -- Argumentation -- Proofs -- Refutations -- Conclusion -- 1:1-23 Introduction -- 1:1-2 Epistolary Salutation -- 1:3-14 Proem: Berakah Prayer: Election and unity in Christ -- 1:15-23 Exordium: Hodayah Prayer: Thanksgiving -- 2:1-4:16 Proofs -- 2:1-10 Make alive together in Christ -- 2:11-22 Reconciled in One Body through the Cross -- 3:1-13 Mystery of Paul's apostolic Mandate: The gospel of Christ for the Gentiles -- 3:14-21 Intercession and Doxology: Revelation of the Mystery is for their strengthening and to God's Glory -- 4:1-16 Creedal unity in the Spirit: One Lord, One faith, one Baptism.

-- Addresses: The Textual variant "in Ephesus" in Ephesians 1:1 -- Manuscript Evidence -- Evidence from the Fathers -- Theories about "in Ephesus" -- Accidental omission -- Critical change -- Circular Letter -- Introduction to a collection -- Generalization/Lectionary Theory -- Internal Evidence -- Ignatius to the Ephesians -- City of Ephesus and Paul's relationship to it -- The City -- Religious Scene -- Judaism -- Polytheism -- Temple of Artemis Ephesia -- Cult of Artemis Ephesia -- Paul and Ephesus in Acts -- Conflict over Baptism and the Spirit ( Acts 18:24-19:7) -- Conflict with the Jews (Acts 19:8-10) -- Conflict with Jewish exorcists and pagan Magicians (Acts 19:11-20) -- Conflict with the cult of Artemis Ephesia (Acts 19:21-41) -- Paul's Sermon to the Ephesian Pastors (Acts 20:15-38; cf. 1 Timothy) -- Paul's trip to Jerusalem, Arrest, and Imprisonment (Acts 21:1-36)

Christology -- Gnosticism -- Soteriology -- Sacramental Theology -- Eschatology -- Incipient Catholicism -- Literary relationship between Ephesians and other Pauline epistles -- Evaluation of the Case -- Style/Vocabulary -- Hapax Legomena -- Liturgical context -- Contextual/Rhetorical Factors -- Thought/Theology -- View of the Apostolic Ministry -- Ecclesiology -- Christology -- Gnosticism -- Soteriology -- Sacramental Theology -- Eschatology -- Incipient Catholicism -- Literary relationship between Ephesians and other Pauline epistles -- Pseudepigraghy?