Ephesians 4–6 (Anchor Yale Bible Commentary | AYBC)

by Markus Barth

Publisher:

Yale University Press

, 2008

Overview

In this volume Markus Barth has followed the structure of Ephesians: upon the praise of God (chapters 1–3) are based the admonitions (chapters 4–6). But just as the epistle is an integral whole, so is the author’s commentary. Through his special understanding and love of the apostle Paul, Markus Barth reopens to modern man the ancient message of love, worship and joy.

Key Features

• Offers original translations, including alternative translations, annotations, and variants
• Provides verse-by-verse commentary on the text
• Presents the reader with historical background, including analysis of authorship and dating
• Features an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary literature

Contents

• The Constitution of the Church (4:1–16)
• The New against the Old (4:17–32)
• Light over Darkness (5:1–20)
• Christ’s Rule in All Realms (5:21–6:9)
  • Part One: Husband and Wife 5:21–33
  • Part Two: Parents and Children 6:1–4
  • Part Three: Masters and Slaves 6:5–9
• The Superior Power (6:10–20)
• Conclusion (6:21–24)

Top Highlights

“Put on … armor in order to be able,’ indicates, therefore, that just as clothes make the man¹⁹ so arms make the soldier. The saints are ‘able’-bodied men not by nature, nor by one act of ordination in the past (e.g. by their baptism), but only inasmuch as again and again they take up the special armor given to them.” (Page 762)

“The answer of 4:20–21 is this: when Jesus Christ is the headmaster, the teaching matter, the method, the curriculum, and the academy, then the gift of new life takes the place of a diploma.” (Page 530)

“The single imperative of vs. 21 (‘subordinate yourselves to one another’) anticipates all that Paul is about to say not only to wives, children, and slaves, but also to husbands, fathers, and masters, about the specific respect they owe because of Christ to those with whom they live together either by choice, or by birth, or by historical circumstances.” (Page 609)

“Among modern scholars, the list of the pairs of exhortation found in 5:21–6:9 is called a Haustafel (Table of Household Duties). Two similar Haustafeln are presented in Col 3:18–4:1 and 1 Peter 2:13–3:7,⁶ but only the Ephesian version opens with a call to mutual subordination.” (Pages 608–609)

“The restrictive term (lit.) ‘to your own husbands,’¹⁴ makes the wife’s subordination resemble the ‘yielding’ which a senator gladly offers to a fellow senator, but not to any government spokesman or other interlocutor. See Comment V C.” (Page 611)

Product Details

• Title: Ephesians 4–6: Introduction, Translation and Commentary on Chapter 4–6
• Author: Markus Barth
• Series: Anchor Yale Bible
• Volume: 34A
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Print Publication Date: 2008
• Logos Release Date: 2009
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. Ephesians › Commentaries
• Resource ID: LLS:ANCHOR70BEPH
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-24T16:16:12Z

About Markus Barth

Markus Barth, the son of Karl Barth, held the New Testament chair at the University of Basel, Switzerland, until his death in July 1994. He is coauthor of The Letter to Philemon in the Eerdmans Critical Commentary Series (4 vols.).