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Date: When was this letter written?

Ephesians was probably written around the same time as Colossians. Both letters share a similar structure and concepts (Col. 1:14; Eph. 1:7), and both are delivered by Tychicus (Eph. 6:21-22; Col. 4:7-8). Gundry notes, “The indication that by word of mouth Tychicus will add further details about Paul’s circumstances implies that Tychicus will carry both letters at once to their destinations.” Blomberg dates Ephesians to AD 60 or 61 under Roman house arrest. Wood also places Paul in Roman house arrest, but he places the date around AD 63.

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    In the Greek, these 32 consecutive words are exactly the same. Craig Blomberg, From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts through Revelation (Nashville, TN: B & H Academic, 2006), 304.

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    Robert Gundry, A Survey of the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003), 421.

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    Craig Blomberg, From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts through Revelation (Nashville, TN: B & H Academic, 2006), 307.

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    A. Skevington Wood, “Ephesians,” in The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Ephesians through Philemon, ed. Frank E. Gaebelein, vol. 11 (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1981), 16.

About The Author
James Rochford

James earned a Master’s degree in Theological Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, graduating magna cum laude. He is the founder of Evidence Unseen and the author of several books. James enjoys serving as a pastor at Dwell Community Church in Columbus, Ohio, where he lives with his wife and their two sons.