A Profound Mystery: The Use of the Old Testament in Ephesians

Intro -- A PROFOUND MYSTERY -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION -- Objectives -- Defining Categories -- Historical Parameters -- Methodological parameters -- CHAPTER TWO: PSALM 110.1 AND 8.7 IN EPH 1.20-23 -- Indirect Sources? -- The Combination of...

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Main Author: Moritz, Thorsten (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden BRILL 1996
In:Year: 1996
Reviews:MORITZ, T., A Profound Mystery: The Use of the Old Testament in Ephesians (Supplements to Novum Testamentum, 85; Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1996), pp. xi + 252. N.p. ISBN 90 04 10556 5 (1998)
A Profound Mystery. The Use of the Old Testament in Ephesians (1998) (Lindemann, Andreas, 1943 -)
Series/Journal:Novum Testamentum, Supplements Ser v.85
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Online Access: Volltext (Aggregator)
Parallel Edition:Print version: Moritz, Thorsten: A Profound Mystery : The Use of the Old Testament in Ephesians. - Leiden : BRILL,c1996. - 9789004105560
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Summary:Intro -- A PROFOUND MYSTERY -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION -- Objectives -- Defining Categories -- Historical Parameters -- Methodological parameters -- CHAPTER TWO: PSALM 110.1 AND 8.7 IN EPH 1.20-23 -- Indirect Sources? -- The Combination of Psalms 110.1 and 8.7 in the New Testament -- Psalm 8 in the New Testament -- Scriptural Vorlagen and their History of Interpretation and Effect -- The Appropriation of Scripture in Ephesians 1.20-3 -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER THREE: THE USE OF ISAIAH IN EPH 2.13-17 -- A Hymnic Remnant? -- The General Jewish Background of Eph 2.11ff -- Specific Literary Links with the Hebrew Scriptures -- Scriptural Material and its Extra-Biblical Appropriations -- Isa 57.19 -- Isa 52.7 -- The Appropriation of OT Material in Eph 2 -- The So-called Double Structure -- The Train of Thought of Eph 2.13ff -- ... annulling the Law of commandments in regulations. -- ... to create in himself a new man ... -- Christ came to announce peace ... -- Significance, Function & Understanding: Isa 57.19 in Eph 2 -- Conclusion -- Conclusions -- CHAPTER FOUR: PSALM 68.18 AND EPH 4.8-10 -- Text Forms Related to Psalm 68 and Ephesians 4.8 -- Parallels from Qumran and the Rabbinic Literature -- Qumran Parallels -- Rabbinic Parallels -- The Evidence of Psalm 68.18 -- The Historical Occasion of Psalm 68 -- The Structural Role of v18 -- Psalm 68.18 and Eph 4.8-10 -- Explanations Offered in the Past -- The Formula, Wording and Provenance of the Quotation -- Torah and Christ - the Theological Background of Eph 4.8 -- The Midrash which Follows the Quotation -- The Ascent-Descent Theme in Relation to Psalm 68.18 (v9) -- The Fullness Theme in Relation to the Quotation (v10) -- Conclusion: Eph 4.7-11 in Context -- CHAPTER FIVE: ETHICS IN EPH 4.25-30 -- 5.18
Speak truthfully to your neighbour" - Eph 4.25 and Zech 8.16 -- In your anger do not sin" - Eph 4.26a and Ps 4.5a -- Do not let the sun go down" - Eph 4.26b -- Ps 4.5b -- Deut 24.15 -- He who has stolen must steal no longer" - Eph 4.28/Lev 19.11 -- Do not grieve God's Holy Spirit" - Eph 4.30 and Isa 63.10 -- The structure of Eph 4.25-30 -- Do not get drunk on wine" - Eph 5.18 and Prov 23.31 -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER SIX: TRADITION IN EPH 5.14 -- Fragment of a Hymn? -- An Altered Scriptural Quotation? -- The Form-Critical Problem -- Evidence from Qumran -- Rabbinic Evidence -- The Flow of Thought -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER SEVEN: GENESIS 2.24 AND EPH 5.31 -- The Significance of Genesis 2.24 for Interpreting Ephesians 5.31f -- Genesis 2.24 and Marriage in Jewish Sources and the NT -- Marriage and Divorce in the Qumran Writings -- Genesis 2.24 in Philo's Writings -- The One Flesh Union in Gnostic Texts -- Rabbinic Texts on Marriage and Divorce -- Genesis 2.24 and the New Testament -- Conclusion -- The Train of Thought of Ephesians 5.21-33 -- Hermeneutics and Theology in Ephesians 5.31 - A Fresh Look -- The Grammatical Antecedent and the Rationale of vv30-12 -- Jewish and Pauline Adam Speculation? -- The Nature and Referent of the Mystery -- ἐγω δε λέγε... - Polemical Overtones? -- άγαπάτω ες εαυτóν - Further OT Reminiscences? -- Ephesians 5 and the ιερòς γάμος Concept -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER EIGHT: THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT IN EPH 6.2-3 -- The Version of the Fifth Commandment behind Ephesians 6.2f -- The Role of the Fifth Commandment in Israel's Scriptures -- The Place ofthe Fifth Commandment in Israel's Bible -- The Rationale Underlying the Fifth Commandment -- The Significance of the Promise of Reward in Scripture -- The Decalogue and Household Codes -- Conclusion -- The Fifth Commandment in Jewish sources and in the NT -- Philo -- 4 Maccabees
Rabbinie Texts -- The Gospels -- Conclusion -- Households and Household Codes in Early Christianity -- Ephesians 6.1-4 Exegetically Reconsidered -- The Scope of the Commandment -- Christian Ethics and Israel's Scriptures -- The Pedagogical Function of the Promise -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER NINE: EPH 6.10,14-17 AND THE BOOK OF ISAIAH -- The Place of Chapter 6.10-20 within the Epistle -- The Structural Thrust of Chapter 6.10-17 -- On Locating Traditions -- Parenetic Patterns and the Sitz im Leben of Ephesians 6.10ff -- Qumran Paralleis -- The Old Testament Traditions Employed -- Isaiah 11.4f and Ephesians 6.14(17?) -- Isaiah 59.17 and Ephesians 6.14,17 -- Isaiah 52.7 and Ephesians 6.15 -- Conclusion -- The Struggle against the Powers -- Present versus Future - The Temporal Setting of the Struggle -- A Possibility of Losing the Struggle? -- Offensive and Defensive Aspects of the Struggle? -- The Quality of the Panoply Offered - Virtues or Gifts? -- Truth Buckled around your Waist -- Clothed with the Breast Plate of Righteousness -- The Firmness of the Gospel of Peace -- The Shield of Faith -- The Helmet of Salvation -- The Sword of the Spirit -- Conclusion -- Metaphor & Audience: Concluding Hermeneutical Observations -- The Metaphorical Referent of the Panoply -- The Source of the Imagery -- Contemporary Referent -- Terminological Ramifications -- Audience-critical Implications -- CHAPTER TEN: CONCLUSION -- The Prevalence and Function of Scriptural Traditions -- Jewish Members or God-fearers among the Addressees -- Audience-Criticism and the Religio-cultural Background -- The Author's Hermeneutics -- Ephesians and Colossians -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF REFERENCES -- AUTHOR INDEX
ISBN:900426731X