RT Article T1 Ephesians 4,12. A Revised Reading JF Biblica VO 92 IS 1 SP 81 OP 96 A1 Granados Rojas, Juan Manuel 1968- LA English PB Peeters YR 2011 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1823417027 AB This paper proposes a new interpretation of Eph 4,12 based on a rhetorical analysis of the thought in the section (4,7-16). This structural approach has favored the interpretative clues provided by the text itself and has clarified the meaning of a NT hapax legomenon (katartismo/v). The prepositional sequence in Eph 4,12 expresses agreement (pro/v + accusative), purpose (eiv) and result (eiv), in this order. Such an interpretation, in accordance with the train of thought of the whole section, stresses a relationship of agreement between Christ’s gift and the ministry of the Word for building up his body. K1 Ephesians 4,12 K1 Building the Body of Christ K1 Christ s Gift K1 Ministry of the Word K1 rhetorical analysis