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Document Details : Title: What the OT Prophets Did Not Know Subtitle: The Mystery of the Church in Eph 3,2-13 Author(s): GRINDHEIM, Sigurd Journal: Biblica Volume: 84 Issue: 4 Date: 2003 Pages: 531-553 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.84.4.3194490 Abstract : The purpose of this essay is two-fold. First, it argues that the inclusion of the Gentiles is referred to as a previously unrevealed mystery because it is based upon the abrogation of the Mosaic law and entails a degree of nearness to the Lord that exceeds the expectations of the old covenant. Second, it addresses the question of authorship. Assuming Pauline authorship as a working hypothesis, it shows that the use of the concept of mystery in Eph 3 is intimately linked with Paul’s terminology and thought world attested in the undisputed letters. It is unwarranted, therefore, to find proof of a post-Pauline development in the use of the term 'mystery' in Ephesians. |
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