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- Ephesians 1:3 / 1QS 4:5
- Ephesians 1:8 / 1 Enoch 48:6
- Ephesians 1:9 / 1QH 14
- Ephesians 1:17 / Wisdom of Solomon 7:7
- Ephesians 1:21 / 2 Enoch 20:1
- Ephesians 1:21 / 1 Enoch 61:10
- 1 Corinthians 2:1 / 1 Enoch 103:2
- Ephesians 2:17 / Isaiah 57:19
- Ephesians 3:3 / 1QpHab 7
- Ephesians 3:17 / Psalms of Solomon 14:4
- Ephesians 4:8 / Psalm 68:18
- Ephesians 4:8 / Targum Psalm 68:19
- Ephesians 4:25 / Zechariah 8:16
- Ephesians 4:26 / LXX Psalm 4:4
- Ephesians 4:26 / Plutarch Moralia 17
- Ephesians 4:30 / Isaiah 63:10
- Ephesians 5:6 / Testament of Naphtali 3:1
- Ephesians 5:14 / Isaiah 26:19
- Ephesians 5:14 / Isaiah 60:1
- Ephesians 5:14 / 1 Enoch 92:3
- Ephesians 5:18 / Tobit 4:15
- Ephesians 6:9 / Deuteronomy 10:17
- Ephesians 6:11 / 4 Maccabees 13:16
- Ephesians 6:12 / 1 Enoch 40:9
- Ephesians 6:13 / Wisdom of Solomon 5:17
- Ephesians 6:13 / Isaiah 59:17
Summary
Date: 60-70 C.E. (If authentic), 90-100 C.E. (If anonymous)
Ephesians is a letter written to the community of Jesus followers in Ephesus. The majority of modern scholars do not think this letter was written by Paul, but may have been written in the decades following his death by one of his disciples. The letter was written to address multiple issues in the community including unity among believers, pastoral ministry, ethical Christian living, and to include a parallel household code similar to contemporary Roman culture.