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Ephesians 4:1-16
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | "Spiritual
Growth," Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities
of Spirit. |
| Comparative texts about Baptism:
Water & Spirit from DSS, Josephus, Babylonian Talmud. At
(Rutgers University Dept of Religion) Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the
World of Jesus companion to the historical study of Christian texts. |
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Chapter VI, The
Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians,
Ignatius of Antioch (c.110).
(Longer version only - 4th cent interpolation.) |
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Chapter IV, The
Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians,
Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110).
(Longer Version only - 4th cent interpolation) |
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II.II.5,
II.XX.3,
III.XIX.3,
III.XXI.6,
IV.XX.2,
IV.XXII.1,
IV.XXXII.1,
V.XVIII.2,
V.XXXI.1,
V.XXXI.2, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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Chapter
XII,
Chapter
XV, On Baptism,
Tertullian
(c. 198) |
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I.5, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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I.1,
I.8,
IV.21,
VI.11,
VI.13,
VII.2,
VII.11,
VII.14, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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Chapter XIV,
The Prescription of Heretics,
Tertullian (c.
200) |
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Chapter II, On
The Veiling of Virgins,
Tertullian (c.
205) |
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Chapter
VII,
Chapter
X, Exhortation to Chastity, Tertullian (c. 210) |
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V.8,
V.10, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 212) |
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Chapter
XXX, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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I.VI.2, First
Principles (De Principiis),
Origen.
(c.225) |
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I.5, Commentary
on the Gospel of John,
Origen.
(c.228) |
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X.20, Commentary
on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St.
Gregory Nazianzen],
Origen.
(c.230) |
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I.XXXV,
V.XVIII, Against
Celsus,
Origen (c. 246) |
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X.3,
XIII.26, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew,
Origen. (c.247) |
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On the
Unity of the Church,
Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 250) |
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Epistle LI
--
Cyprian of Carthage (c.
252) |
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Epistle LXXIV
--
Cyprian of Carthage (c.
256) |
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On the
Advantage of Patience --
Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 256) |
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Deposition of Arius,
Athanasius of
Alexandria, c. 321-322. |
| Commentary by St. John Chrysostom:
Homily
VIII,
Homily IX,
Homily
X,
Homily XI. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "Another part of the epistle,
containing precepts of the Christian life, the sum of which is this,
that every man behave himself as it is fitting for so excellent a
grace of God." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "Nothing is pressed more
earnestly in the Scriptures, than to walk as becomes those called to
Christ's kingdom and glory." |
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| From Wesley's
Notes.
| "The bond of peace is
love." |
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| Of The Church
(Eph 4:1-6). Sermon by John Wesley.
| "The catholic or universal
Church is, all the persons in the universe whom God hath so called
out of the world as to entitle them to the preceding character; as
to be "one body," united by "one spirit;" having
"one faith, one hope, one baptism; one God and Father of all,
who is above all, and through all, and in them all."" |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "lowliness--In classic Greek,
the meaning is meanness of spirit: the Gospel has elevated
the word to express a Christian grace, namely, the esteeming of
ourselves small, inasmuch as we are so; the thinking truly, and
because truly, therefore lowlily, of ourselves [TRENCH]." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "The Unity commanded has a
basis in seven unities which existed in the church, and should exist
in all ages." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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"First
Thoughts on Year B Epistle Passages in the Lectionary:
Pentecost 9," William
Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "Ministries exist for the sake of
ministry, not for their own sake. The ministry of all is about living out
the life and love which constituted us in the first place and keeps us
going together." |
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"Ecumenism & Christian Unity," Resources for Prophetic
Worship, Speaking to North Carolina Justice Issues, North Carolina Council
of Churches, 2006. |
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"Nurturing the Congregation's Voice," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Singing Our Lives," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2006. |
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"Practicing Wholeness," "Thinking and Practicing Reconciliation": The
Ephesians Texts for Pentecost 8-14, Ronald Olson, Word & World Texts in
Context, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1997. |
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Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16, Reconciled in Christ: Ministry in Light of
Ephesians, Wendell W. Frerichs, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther
Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1988. |
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"The Unity of
the Spirit," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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"Heresy,
Diversity and Grace," Ronald Goetz, The Christian Century,
1997. At Religion Online.
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"It would seem
that the only belief system immune to the abuse of power is the
belief system which has never been politically implemented." |
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| "The
Unity of the Spirit (Ephesians 4:1-6)," by J. Hampton Keathley III at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "Unity is living
and vital. It is not mechanical. It is not a coalition or an
amalgamation." |
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| "
'One Baptism' in Ephesians 4:5," by Hampton Keathley IV at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "If the Spirit is
understood as being the instrument and Christ is actually the one
who baptizes, then Spirit baptism is actually Christ’s baptism,
and consequently, there is no conflict with the trinitarian grouping
of verses 4-6 and with the contents of verse 5 (particularly a
reference to Spirit-baptism) being associated with the second person
of the Trinity. Perhaps alleviation of this conflict will open the
door for consideration of the other reasons that this might indeed
be a reference to Spirit baptism." |
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| "Some
Wrong Reasons to Serve God," Howard Travis, Ministry
Health.
| "The Lord never
intended for guilt to be a motivating factor in His service." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Called through Relationship," Elizabeth Newman, (other resources at)
"Vocation," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2004.
| "Our vocation is a
gift, not something we decide after assessing our skills and
talents." |
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"Networks and Exchanges: Ephesians 4:7-16 and the Community Function of
Teachers," Peter W. Gosnell, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2000.
| "Ultimately, this investigation de-emphasizes Ephesians
4:7-16 as an expression of post-Pauline ecclesiastical practices or
leadership structures." |
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"The
Plutonium of Hieapolis and the Descent of Christ into the 'Lowermost Parts of the Earth'
(Ephesians 4:9)," L.J. Kreitzer in Biblica 79 (1998). Abstract. |
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"Baptism,
Eucharist and Ministry," Faith and Order Paper No. 111.
World Council of Churches, 1982. Theological and
practical commentary. |
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"Towards
Sharing the One Faith," Faith and Order Paper No. 113.
World Council of Churches, 1996. A study/discussion
guide on the Nicene Creed. |
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"No Clergy or Laity:
All Christians are Ministers in the Body of Christ," John Vooys,
Direction, 1991. |
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"What
is a Pastor? Examining the Biblical Job Description of the "PoimenaV"
of Ephesians 4:11," Keith
Schooley, Quodlibet Online Journal, 2000.
| "How much more
effective might the Church be if all those who are called to teach
the word of God were able to do the same thing?" |
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"The
Wild Bird Who Heals: Recovering the Spirit in Nature,"
Mark I.
Wallace, Swarthmore College. Theology Today, 1993.
| "At a time when
the earth is at risk, could we say that the special unity the Spirit
seeks to engender today is the unity forged by the erasure of ego
boundaries between the human self and the nonhuman other?" |
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"The
Disunity of the Church and the Credibility of the Gospel,"
Bruce D. Marshall, St Olaf College. Theology Today, 1993.
| "Identifying such
an ecumenical doctrinal consensus will not by itself unify the
divided churches, and there are many other tasks to which theology
must attend. But if there is no such consensus, then the gospel is
false, and all other theological projects are, in the nature of the
case, quite useless." |
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"Clergy, Children, and Families: Learning from Basic Concepts of Child
Therapy," Peter Cammarano, Padre Complex.
| ""On top of the fishbowl experience, clergy families
also experience the stress of mobility concerns, lack of control, and
boundary intrusions. Are there basic lessons that clergy families could
learn from the child therapy movement that could help manage these
stresses and support healthy families? Could elements of appropriate
emotional availability, active participation in the child’s play,
recognition of child resilience, limit setting, and filial therapy be a
beginning place for clergy families to learn from child therapy?" |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Albright, W.F., "A Catalogue of Early
Hebrew Lyric Poems (Ps 68)," Hebrew Union College Annual,
1950/51.
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| Charlesworth, James H., "Revealing
the Genius of Biblical Authors: Symbology, Archaeology, and Theology,"
Communio Viatorum, 2004. (Section on this text begins on p. 133.)
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| Ballenger, Isam E.,
"Between Text and Sermon: Ephesians 4:1-16," Interpretation,
1997. |
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Berding, Kenneth,
"Confusing Word and Concept in 'Spiritual Gifts': Have We Forgotten James
Bar's Exhortations?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society,
2000. |
| Booys, John,
"No Clergy or Laity: All Christians Are Ministers in the Body of Christ:
Ephesians 4:11-13," Direction, 1991. |
| Dockery, David S.,
"Ephesians 4:1-6,"
Review and Expositor, 1991. |
| Everding, H. Edward, Clarence H. Snelling,
Jr., and Mary M. Wilcox,
"A Shaping Vision of Community for Teaching in an Individualistic World:
Ephesians 4:1-16 and Developmental Interpretation," Religious
Education, 1988. |
| Gombis, Timothy G., "Cosmic Lordship
and Divine Gift-Giving: Psalm 68 in Ephesians 4:8," Novum Testamentum,
2005.
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| Gordon, T. David,
"'Equipping' Ministry in Ephesians 4?,"
Journal of the Evangelical
Theological Society, 1994. |
| Harris, W. Hall,
"The Ascent and Descent of Christ in Ephesians 4:9-10,"
Bibliotheca
Sacra, 1994. |
| Kipp, Judith G.,
"Of Sunbeams and Spiders,"
Brethren Life and Thought, 1993. |
| Page, Sydney H.T.,
"Whose Ministry? A Re-Appraisal of Ephesians 4:12," Novum Testamentum,
2005. |
| Rubinkiewicz, Richard, "Psalm 68:19 (= Eph. 4:8):
Another Textual Tradition or Targum?" Novum Testamentum, 1975.
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| Smith, Gary V., "Paul's Use of Psalm 68:18 in
Ephesians 4:8," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society,
1975.
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| Strauss, Richard L.,
"Like Christ: An Exposition of Ephesians 4:13,"
Bibliotheca Sacra,
1986. |
| Taylor, Richard A., "The Use of Psalm 68:18 in
Ephesians 4:8 in Light of Ancient Versions," Bibliotheca Sacra,
1991.
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| Van Engen, Charles,
"Toward a Theology of Mission Partnerships,"
Missiology, 2001. |
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| Sermons:
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"Calling, Identity
and Bliss," Dr. James W. Fowler, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday
Evening Club, 1996. |
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"Double Standards," from a series
of sermons on the book of Ephesians by Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace
Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Washington. |
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"Keeping the
Peace," Rev. Sarah Buteux,
Cambridge Swedenborg Chapel, Cambridge, MA. |
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"Gifts," the Rev. Dr. Francis H. Wade, Day 1, 1997. |
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"To Tell the Truth,"
Dean William Willimon, Duke University Chapel Sermon Archive,
1998. |
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