A Handbook on Paul's Letter to the Ephesians
Overview
What if you were responsible for translating God's Word into a language that never had a Bible before? Can you imagine the burden you would feel to do a good job?
God takes His Word pretty seriously, and you would certainly do everything in your power to make sure that you were not putting words into God's mouth, but that you were providing a text that clearly communicated God's Word as closely to the original as possible.
This challenge to understand the heart of the original Scriptures, in order to put the original text into a new language, was the impetus for the United Bible Societies to create handbooks for Bible translators working on this very thing. The United Bible Societies' Handbook Series is a comprehensive verse-by-verse guide to understanding exactly what is being communicated by the author in the original Scriptures.
Key Features
- Exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information on the original text
- Verse-by-verse guides
- An essential tool for Bible translators
Top Highlights
“Apostle is literally ‘messenger’ and has the meaning of a representative, with the commission and authority to act in the name and on behalf of the one who has sent him; he is not simply one who delivers a message and nothing else.” (Page 3)
“Grace is the one word which most vividly expresses God’s unconditional, unmerited, and uncaused love and favor which he displays toward mankind in Christ.” (Page 5)
“Peace is a word with its roots in the Old Testament concept of salvation as wholeness, completeness, the full and abundant life enjoyed by God’s people because of their relationship to one another and to God.” (Page 5)
“The temporal clause ‘before the foundation of the world’ indicates that God’s decision was made in eternity, before time and creation.” (Page 11)
“It seems clear that here the first three offices listed were functions in the churches at large, while the last two were functions in a local congregation.” (Page 102)
Product Details
- Title: A Handbook on Paul's Letter to the Ephesians
- Authors: E. A. Nida, R. G. Bratcher
- Series: The United Bible Societies' Handbook Series (UBSHS)
- Publisher: United Bible Societies
- Pages: 195