Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians: An Introduction and Commentary

Tyndale New Testament Commentaries #10

by Foulkes Francis

Written by some of the world's most distinguished evangelical scholars, these volumes offer clear, reliable and relevant explanations of the New Testament.Market/Audience Pastors Professors Seminary students Theologians Sunday school teachersEndorsement "The evenness and quality of this series are remarkable." - CHRISTIANITY TODAY "There simply is no series of medium-length commentaries that approaches the excellence of the Tyndale commentaries." - DONALD A. HAGNER, Fuller Theological Seminary "Tyndale commentaries are always useful, not least because they focus so clearly on the text of Scripture, and do not fall into the trap of paying too much attention to other commentaries and not enough to the scriptural text they are intended to expound and explain. So they retain their usefulness for preachers, Bible study leaders and for all readers of the Bible." - PETER ADAM, Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia "Within its constraints, this series includes some outstanding volumes." - D. A. CARSON, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School "The Tyndale volumes have long been the premier shorter-length commentary series on both Testaments throughout the English-speaking world." - CRAIG BLOMBERG, Denver SeminaryFeatures and Benefits Offers passage-by-passage interpretation of New Testament books Addresses major themes and critical issues Written for the educated layperson Helpful to pastors and scholars Provides contemporary scholarship

Genres: Reference, Theology, Christian, New Testament, Religion, Scripture, Biblical Studies

182 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1963

Reviews

[Jacob Wigley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found the verse-by-verse structure of the Tyndale commentaries awkward for Ephesians, since it is a letter which I think would benefit from a more thematic approach. Paul often repeats concepts from one verse to the next which means the commentator also has to do the same in the Tyndale format. Meanwhile, some the heavy theological concepts raised in Ephesians (such as that of predestination in chapter 1, or the household codes in chapters 5-6) are not afforded the space they might need. As such, I feel the author -or perhaps it is the series- would do well to be more versatile in method. Nevertheless, in the passages better fitted to the verse-by-verse format this commentary offers comprehensive, balanced and expertly communicated insights. A personal highlight for me was Foulkes' explosion of the "Armour of God" passage in 6:10-20.

[Joe Stevens · Rating 3 out of 5]

An extremely knowledgeable professor writing 200 pages on a 10 page letter while trying to keep the level introductory is in a difficult position. Several of the Tyndale commentaries on Paul's shorter letters fall into this category and most come across as workmanlike and worth reading if they are already in your library. With a new commentary replacing this one in the Tyndale series, it is difficult to recommend searching this one out.
Here the introduction is interesting for its thoughts on the Pauline authorship of the letter. The commentary is a bit deeper on the Greek and more academic than some of the previous commentaries. There are a number of fine thoughts on Ephesians, but mostly standard comments.

[Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good commentary

[Rick Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good and helpful commentary.

[Ethan Duclos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic commentary for base level understanding of Ephesians. Highly reccomend for lay people looking to deepen their biblical understanding.

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Foulkes does a good job of surveying the book of Ephesians in a way that is helpful for the pastor and lay leaders. There are good insights and a solid evangelical focus. Calvin is followed along with dialogue with major commentaries. I found this smaller commentary to be helpful. This is not always the case with books of this size.

[Justin DeVantier · Rating 5 out of 5]

life changing. well written.

[Bob Wolniak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Concise helpful commentary on Ephesians that i use in preparing for talks.