Ephesians
The Apostle emphasizes the mystery received in the Church, such as 1:9, 3:3, 3:4, 3:6, 3:9, 5:32, and 6:19. Paul likely wrote this while in his imprisonment at the place called Mamertine Prison - which is located beneath the Church of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami - in the Roman Forum and you can read more of the context of his Prison Epistles according to Acts 28:16-31. His intended audience is either a specific diocese seated in Ephesus (western Turkey) or a general family of dioceses that included various seats (thrones) in western Asia Minor and Laodicea (ref. Colossians 4:16) which would mean the churches founded by Peter and John would also be the intended audience. This epistle lacks a specific audience, whereas the other Pauline epistles often address specific individuals in house churches, synagogues, temples, public offices, or religious places. Today the Church uses at least 7 mysteries: confession (reconciliation/penance), baptism, chrismation (confirmation); marriage (matrimony), ordination (holy orders), communion (eucharist), and holy unction (olive oil), plus the other apostolic traditions such as obedience, healing, exorcism, fasting, piety, almsgiving, blessing (of the waters), hesychasm, and virtue building, to name a few. And this Epistle to the Ephesians is one of many examples of the Church having record of the Mysteries declared and described for liturgical use.
Title - Thesis | Scroll | Short Description | Synthesis 2nd Temple | Antithesis | Synthesis Apostolic | Synthesis Amoraim | Continent Origin | Southern Worldview | Northern Worldview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ephesians | Scroll 85 | The Mystery (Sacraments) | Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians | Ephesious | Didactic | NA | Europe | Pauline Epistle | Prison Epistle |
Category Reference Guide
Title/Thesis - The name of the book in American English
Synthesis 2nd Temple - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from 2nd temple Judaism up to the 1st century
Antithesis - The name of the book in another language
Synthesis Apostolic - The identity of the book in order of its presentation according to Tradition in the church after the 3rd century
Synthesis Amoraim - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from Tannaim up to the 5th century
Continent Origin - Continent from where the Text Type Source comes from
Southern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. South means Africa or Egypt (Alexandrian) such as LXX. South of Palestine.
Northern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. North means Asia or Persia (Babylonian) such as Masoretic. North of Palestine.
Here are additional resources for those who want to continue learning and exploring:
Link to some reference to a Homily on Ephesians by St John Chrysostom in 4th century