Abstract
Although an almost forgotten debate, the issue of eschatology in Ephesians remains unresolved and possibly insoluble. However, presuppositions inevitably determine the final outcome of investigations. This latter datum is characterized, indicating the outcome of the investigations of both those who would endorse and those who would deny the premises of the Early Catholicism Hypothesis. By postulating that differences from so-called authentic Pauline letters in Ephesians are merely as a result of addressing a different contingent situation, as well as by accepting that the composite eschatological profile in Ephesians is merely an adaptation of Pauline eschatology to that specific contingent situation, it is argued that it is possible to retain futuristic eschatological dimensions in Ephesians.
Highlights
T h e o utcom e o f all u n d e rsta n d in g o f the Bible is co ntingent uponh erm eneutics w hich, based on presuppositions, is ro o ted in co ntem porary philosophy, resultant from a cu rren t w orld view
O ne of the main objectives of this article, is to characterize the outcom e of the major research done on the eschatology in Ephesians far, This will be arranged in three categories: Firstly, investigations that would concur with the above tenets of the ECH; secondly, investigations that would deny the above tenets; and thirdly, the outcom e of the present au th o r’s investigation (L em m er 1988)
This implies that a com plete suspension o f tem poral categories is based on a fallacy
Summary
A bstract A m u ltifa rio usunde rs ta n d in g o f e sc h a to lo g y in Ephesians; A possible solution to a vexing issue. An alm ost forgotten d ebate, the issue of eschatology in E phesians rem ains unresolved and possibly insoluble. Presuppositions inevitably determ ine the final outcom e of investigations. This latter datum is characterized, indicating the outcom e of the investigations of both those who would endorse and those who would deny the premises of the Early C atho licism H ypothesis. By postulating th at differences from so-called au th en tic Pauline letters in E phesians are merely as a result of addressing a different contingent situation, as well as by accepting that the com posite eschatological profile in Ephesians is merely an ad a p ta tion of Pauline eschatology to that specific contingent s itu a tio n , it is arg u ed th a t it is p o ssib le to re ta in futuristic eschatological dimensions in Ephesians
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