Still a Neglected Ending: The Grace Benediction of Ephesians 6:24 within the Letter Closing of Ephesians

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https://doi.org/10.12775/BPTh.2018.020

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Grace Benediction, Ephesians, Ephesians 6, 24, fictive occasion, letter closing

Abstract

Applying J. Weima’s model of Pauline letter closings to the conclusion of Ephesians, this article finds that the Grace Benediction of Ephesians 6:24 reflects major concerns of the letter body. As a typical element of a Pauline letter closing, the final element is shaped using atypical features to motivate his audience indirectly yet more forcefully, communicating that they might indeed live as the christocentric people of God by accepting Paul’s teachings.

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2018-11-16

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SHERWOOD, Aaron. Still a Neglected Ending: The Grace Benediction of Ephesians 6:24 within the Letter Closing of Ephesians. Biblica et Patristica Thoruniensia. Online. 16 November 2018. Vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 391-405. [Accessed 4 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/BPTh.2018.020.

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Vol. 11 No. 4 (2018): Letter to the Ephesians

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