Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians

Excerpt from Commentary on the Greek Text of the Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians The following pages are an attempt to give'a con cise but full Exposition of the Epistle of Paul to the. Ephesians. My object has been to exhibit the mind and meaning of the apostle, not only by a scientific analysis of his language, but also by a careful delinea tion of the logical connection and sequence of his thoughts. Mere verbal criticism or detached annotation upon the various words by themselves and in succes sion is a defective course, inasmuch as it may leave the process of mental operation on the part of the inspired writer Wholly untraced in its links and involutions. On the other hand, the sense is not to be lazily or abruptly grasped at, but to be patiently detected in its most delicate shades and aspects, by the precise inves tigation of every vocable. As the smaller lines of the countenance give to its larger features their special and distinctive expression, so the minuter particles and pre positions give an individuality of shape and complexion to the more prominent terms of a sentence or paragraph. In this spirit philology has been kept in subordination to exegesis, and grammatical inquiry has been made subservient to the development of idea and argument. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.… (more)