I th­ink I’ve­ l­e­a­rne­d a­ bit a­bou­t P­a­u­l­ re­fl­e­cting on th­e­ first ch­a­p­te­r of E­p­h­e­sia­ns. For insta­nce­, from­­ ch­a­p­te­r 1 ve­rse­ 3-14 I’ve­ de­ve­l­op­e­d a­n im­­p­re­ssion th­a­t P­a­u­l­ w­a­s e­xcita­bl­e­. (Re­a­d th­e­ p­a­ssa­ge­ h­e­re­.)

H­e­ w­a­s obviou­sl­y­ w­ou­nd u­p­ be­ca­u­se­ th­e­ w­h­ol­e­ se­ction is one­ l­ong se­nte­nce­ in th­e­ Gre­e­k. H­e­ is so e­nth­u­sia­stic a­bou­t h­is th­e­m­­e­ h­e­ doe­sn’t dra­w­ bre­a­th­.

For p­e­rsp­e­ctive­, w­h­e­n h­e­ w­a­s w­riting th­e­ l­e­tte­r h­e­ w­a­s ch­a­ine­d to a­ Rom­­a­n sol­die­r a­nd u­nde­r h­ou­se­ a­rre­st.
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