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Document Details : Title: Ephesians 4,12 Subtitle: A Revised Reading Author(s): GRANADOS ROJAS, Juan Manuel Journal: Biblica Volume: 92 Issue: 1 Date: 2011 Pages: 81-96 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.92.1.3188797 Abstract : 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 (καταρτισμός). The prepositional sequence in Eph 4,12 expresses agreement (πρός + accusative), purpose (εἰς) and result (εἰς), 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. |
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