STUDY QUESTIONS 12 EPHESIANS
QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL
SOLUTIONS !!!
What nnis nnthe nnexplanation nnfor nnthe nnname nn"Prison nn(or nnCaptivity) nnEpistles"? nn-
nnAnswer nnFirst, nnthey nnhave nna nncommon nntheme nnof nnPaul's nnimprisonment nnor
nnconfinement nnin nnhouse nnarrest. nnPaul nnwrote nnthat nnhe nnwas: nn(1) nn"the nnprisoner
nnfor nnChrist"1 nn(Eph nn3:1), nn(2) nn"a nnprisoner nnfor nnthe nnLord" nn(Eph nn4:1), nnand
nn(3) nn"anambassador nnin nnchains" nn(Eph nn6:20). nn
nn
Second, nnthey nncontain nna nncommon nnChristology: nndescribing nnthe nnperson nnand
nnoffice nnof nnChrist. nnPhilippians nnportrays nnJesus' nnhumiliation nnand nnexaltation.
nnColossians nndetails nnChrist nnin nnrelation nnto nnHis nnFather, nnto nnthe nnchurch, nnand
nnto nnthe nnentire nnuniverse. nnEphesians nnemphasizes nnChrist nnin nnrelation nnto nnthe
nnchurch, nnHis nnbride. nnPhilemon nnis nnvery nnshort, nnbut nnit nndoes nnshow nnhow nna
nnrelationship nnwith nnChrist nnwill nncompletely nnchange nna nnperson.
Which nnfour nnepistles nnare nnnamed nnthe nnPrison nnEpistles nn- nnAnswer nnPhilippians
Ephesians
Colossians
Philemon.
What nnare nnthe nnthree nnpossible nncities nnfrom nnwhich nnPaul nnwrote nnthe nnPrison
nnEpistles? nn- nnAnswer nnRome, nnEphesus, nnand nnCaesarea nnMaritima.
How nnlong nnwas nnPaul nnimprisoned nnin nneach nnof nnthese nncities? nn- nnAnswer
nnApproximately nntwo nnto nnthree nnyears nnduring nnPaul's nnfirst nnRoman nnImprisonment
nnwhich nnis nnthe nntraditional nnview.
What nnpossible nnyears nndid nnhe nnwrite nnthem? nn- nnAnswer nnIn nnDr. nnWicker's
nnnotes, nnthe nndates nnfor nnPaul's nnRoman nnimprisonment nn(house nnarrest) nnat nnAD
nn61-63.
The nntext nnbook nnon nnp. nn637 nnstates nnhis nnfirst nnRoman nnimprisonment nnwas nnthe
nntime nnof nnhis nnwriting nnthe nnprison nnepistles nnand nnit nndates nnthem nnto nnca. nnAD
nn58-60.
Give nnfive nnproofs nnfor nnthe nntraditional nnlocation nnfrom nnwhich nnPaul nnwrote nnthe
nnPrison nnEpistles. nn- nnAnswer nnHere nnare nnthe nnreasons nnindicating nnRome nnwas
nnthe nnlocation:
First, nnPaul nnwas nndefinitely nnin nnprison, nnor nnhouse nnarrest, nnin nnRome nnfor nntwo
nnyears. nnActs nnends nnwith nnPaul nnawaiting nntrial nnin nnRome, nnin nnhouse nnarrest,
nnand nnsharing nnthe nnGospel nnthere nn(Acts nn28:30-31). nn
QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL
SOLUTIONS !!!
What nnis nnthe nnexplanation nnfor nnthe nnname nn"Prison nn(or nnCaptivity) nnEpistles"? nn-
nnAnswer nnFirst, nnthey nnhave nna nncommon nntheme nnof nnPaul's nnimprisonment nnor
nnconfinement nnin nnhouse nnarrest. nnPaul nnwrote nnthat nnhe nnwas: nn(1) nn"the nnprisoner
nnfor nnChrist"1 nn(Eph nn3:1), nn(2) nn"a nnprisoner nnfor nnthe nnLord" nn(Eph nn4:1), nnand
nn(3) nn"anambassador nnin nnchains" nn(Eph nn6:20). nn
nn
Second, nnthey nncontain nna nncommon nnChristology: nndescribing nnthe nnperson nnand
nnoffice nnof nnChrist. nnPhilippians nnportrays nnJesus' nnhumiliation nnand nnexaltation.
nnColossians nndetails nnChrist nnin nnrelation nnto nnHis nnFather, nnto nnthe nnchurch, nnand
nnto nnthe nnentire nnuniverse. nnEphesians nnemphasizes nnChrist nnin nnrelation nnto nnthe
nnchurch, nnHis nnbride. nnPhilemon nnis nnvery nnshort, nnbut nnit nndoes nnshow nnhow nna
nnrelationship nnwith nnChrist nnwill nncompletely nnchange nna nnperson.
Which nnfour nnepistles nnare nnnamed nnthe nnPrison nnEpistles nn- nnAnswer nnPhilippians
Ephesians
Colossians
Philemon.
What nnare nnthe nnthree nnpossible nncities nnfrom nnwhich nnPaul nnwrote nnthe nnPrison
nnEpistles? nn- nnAnswer nnRome, nnEphesus, nnand nnCaesarea nnMaritima.
How nnlong nnwas nnPaul nnimprisoned nnin nneach nnof nnthese nncities? nn- nnAnswer
nnApproximately nntwo nnto nnthree nnyears nnduring nnPaul's nnfirst nnRoman nnImprisonment
nnwhich nnis nnthe nntraditional nnview.
What nnpossible nnyears nndid nnhe nnwrite nnthem? nn- nnAnswer nnIn nnDr. nnWicker's
nnnotes, nnthe nndates nnfor nnPaul's nnRoman nnimprisonment nn(house nnarrest) nnat nnAD
nn61-63.
The nntext nnbook nnon nnp. nn637 nnstates nnhis nnfirst nnRoman nnimprisonment nnwas nnthe
nntime nnof nnhis nnwriting nnthe nnprison nnepistles nnand nnit nndates nnthem nnto nnca. nnAD
nn58-60.
Give nnfive nnproofs nnfor nnthe nntraditional nnlocation nnfrom nnwhich nnPaul nnwrote nnthe
nnPrison nnEpistles. nn- nnAnswer nnHere nnare nnthe nnreasons nnindicating nnRome nnwas
nnthe nnlocation:
First, nnPaul nnwas nndefinitely nnin nnprison, nnor nnhouse nnarrest, nnin nnRome nnfor nntwo
nnyears. nnActs nnends nnwith nnPaul nnawaiting nntrial nnin nnRome, nnin nnhouse nnarrest,
nnand nnsharing nnthe nnGospel nnthere nn(Acts nn28:30-31). nn
