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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