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The strophic structure of the eulogy of Ephesians 1:3-14

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In this article, a new reconstruction of Ephesians 1:3-14 is presented based on principles of form and content of the eulogy of the Ephesian prophet.
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Since Eduard Norden’s (1913) statement concerning the awkward length and construction of Ephesians 1:3-14, a flood of studies have been devoted to the analysis of this Greek sentence. In this paper I have firstly given an overview of those studies representative of the structure of the eulogy of Ephesians 1:3-14, and secondly presented a new reconstruction of this passage based on principles of form and content.

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The Starhymn in the Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians (19 : 2-3)

TL;DR: The hymne stellaire as mentioned in this paper apparait comme la reponse a la question qui suit la revelation des trois mysteres caches au prince de ce monde : comment, alors, Jesus a-t-il ete manifeste au monde?
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What is the lierary context of Ephesians 1:3-14?

The literary context of Ephesians 1:3-14 involves a detailed analysis of its structure, with studies focusing on its form, content, and potential hymnic origins within the genre.

Where does Ephesians 1:3-14 sit in the whole chapter?

Ephesians 1:3-14 is a eulogy within the chapter, analyzed for its structure and reconstructed based on form and content principles, standing out for its strophic characteristics.