The Gospel and The Kingdom

My father-in-law’s pastor, Gene Mims, has begun preaching through the book of Ephesians. He asked me for some resources for studying Ephesians, so I thought I would post some easy to use tools that you may use as well. These tools are designed for the lay person in mind, so do not feel that you must possess a theological education to use them. Some of these I use, others I do not, simply because there are other study tools that I use, such as the Greek New Testament. So here we go…

• Inroduction to Ephesians by Mark A. Copeland.
• Louis Berkhof’s Introduction to the New Testament. This is an excellent introduction, or survey, of the New Testament in general.
• Word Picture’s in the New Testament. Excellent for those who do and do not know New Testament Greek.
• Calvin’s Commentary on Ephesians
• Charles Hodge’s Commentary on Ephesians

All of the above material is hosted at CCEL.org, an excellent resource for Bible Study.

Below is a short list (it will grow as more avail themselves) of some audio centered around the book of Ephesians…

• Dr. Tom Schreiner on Ephesians 1 and Ephesians 2 - The Sovereignty of God in Salvation.
• Dr.Tom Nettles deals with Ephesians1 in a series entitled, The Finality of Christ. This is the second of the series.

As far as books or commentaries that would lend themselves to good study, but not necessarily on the extreme scholastic level, I would suggest the following:

• The Tyndale New Testament Series: Ephesians by Francis Foulkes
• The NIV Application Commentary: Ephesians by Klyne Snodgrass
• Preaching the Word Series: Ephesians: The Mystery of the Body of Christ by R. Kent Hughes
• The Bible Speaks Today: The Message of Ephesians by John R. W. Stott