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Definition of Epistle to the ephesians
1. Noun. A New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ.
Generic synonyms: Epistle
Group relationships: New Testament
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epistle To The Ephesians
Literary usage of Epistle to the ephesians
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The Epistle to the Ephesians was, therefore, written to distant churches, located
perhaps in various provinces [Pontus, Galatia, Polemonium (the kingdom of ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Again, therefore, their being left unnoticed in our so-called epistle to the
Ephesians seems to be a proof that St. Paul is not writing to the church of the ..."
3. Journal of Theological Studies (1902)
"DOCUMENTS THE COMMENTARY OF ORIGEN UPON THE epistle to the ephesians. IN 1844 Dr.
JA Cramer published his transcript of the MS known cciv in the Coislin ..."
4. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes (1834)
"... Epistle to the Ephesians. London. 1643. folio, 9s. This English divine, of
considerable eminence at Cambridge, published a commentary on the Colossians, ..."
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