General Resources for Ephesians
(Check the Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)

• Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
  • Ephesians at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
  • Introduction to the Book of Ephesians, New American Bible.
  • Epistle to the Ephesians, Wikipedia.
  • Introduction by David Malick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • Epistle to the Ephesians, and Ephesus from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
  • Bible Basics (Ephesians) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
  • Walking Through the Bible: Ephesians.
  • The Book of Romans in the World Wide Study Bible.
  • Biblenotes summary: Ephesians.
  • Ephesians: Introduction and Outline by Professor Barry D. Smith, Atlantic Baptist University, in Religious Studies 1023: The New Testament and Its Context.
  • Ephesians, Pauline Literature, L. Gregory Bloomquist, 2003.
• Commentary, Exegesis, Studies, etc.:
  • Ephesians, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
  • Ephesians, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
  • Ephesians, John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament.
  • Ephesians, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
  • Ephesians, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
  • Ephesians, People's New Testament, 1891.
  • Ephesians, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
  • Ephesians, John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
  • Ephesians, Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament.
  • The Calling and Design of the Church: A Study in Ephesians by Lehman Strauss at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • Letter to the Ephesians, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
  • Ephesians, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
  • Free Bible Commentary, Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians and Philemon, Dr. Bob Utley, Professor of Hermeneutics, East Texas Baptist University.
• Articles and Background:
  • Ephesus - panoramic images and more.
  • "Ephesos," Philip Harland, Associations, Synagogues, and Congregations.
  • "Honours and Worship: Emperors, Imperial Cults and Associations at Ephesus," Philip A. Harland, Studies in Religion, 1996.
  • "Did Paul Write Ephesians?" Stephen Carlson.
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• Reviews:
  • 2002:
    • Yoder, Thomas R. Ephesians. Herald, 2002. Review by Timothy Gombis in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2004.
  • 2003:
    • Hoehner, Harold W. Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary. Review by William W Klein in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2003.
    • Best, Ernest. Ephesians: A Shorter Commentary. T&T Clark, 2003. Review  by Timothy Gombis in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • 2004:
    • Muddiman, John. The Epistle to the Ephesians. Hendrickson, 2004. Review by Timothy Gombis in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
    • Trebilco, Paul. The Early Christians in Ephesus from Paul to Ignatius. Mohr-Siebeck, 2004. Review by Thomis Witulski, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2005.
  • 2007:
    • Heil, John Paul, Ephesians: Empowerment to Walk in Love for the Unity of All in Christ. Society of Biblical Literature/Brill, 2007. Reviews by Gosnell l. Yorke and Timothy Gombis, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008.
• General resources and Links about Paul and the Pauline Epistles.