Ephesians Passage

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Good morning/afternoon Ms Dummett and class. The scripture passage I have chosen to analyse is the Rules for the New Life, found in the parable of Ephesians. The passage talks about tax collectors who are labelled as "thieves" and encourages them to act with honesty, to no longer steal but to give to those who are in need. It mentions how we are united through God and Jesus Christ. The scripture continues to talk about the language used to communicate to each other. It states how we should "…be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, for God in Christ forgave you." (Ephesians 4:32)

This passage addresses equality and how to enforce it through kindness and compassion. The treatment tax collectors received was negative and exclusive. Tax collectors, who were Jews, were labelled in society. They were classified as "licensed robbers" or "beasts in human shape" as they made their living by charging and profiting extra amounts of money (Tax Collectors in the Ancient World, 1995-2017; Tashjian, 2013, para. 5). If …show more content…

Paul travelled a lot and wrote Ephesians in a series of letters explaining how Christians should live through love even though they lived in a time of persecution. He spoke about people unifying and following in Jesus' footsteps of kindness, forgiveness and honesty towards each other (Smith, 2004 - 2016). However, Paul was imprisoned twice in Rome because of his preaching before he was beheaded (St. Paul, 2018). Paul constructed Ephesians in around 60-62 AD while he was imprisoned for the first time (Smith, 2004 - 2016). Paul portrayed tax collectors through a label. He called them “thieves” in the scripture passage to accompany what people were used to hearing them called. However, Paul inspired by Jesus, also believed that they were innocent for doing their jobs and trying to make an income, even though they would often torture citizens (St. Paul,

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