Ephesians << ih FEE zhuhnz >>, Epistle to the, is the 10th book of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a letter that claims to be from the apostle Paul. However, many scholars believe that one of Paul’s followers wrote this letter in Paul’s name. If Paul wrote Ephesians, he did so while in prison, possibly in Rome, about A.D. 60. The first half of Ephesians describes the hope for the unification of all of God’s creation in Christ and in the church. The second half urges Christians to live in a manner worthy of this calling.
According to Christian tradition, the letter was addressed to the church in Ephesus, located in present-day Turkey. However, the earliest copies of the letter do not mention Ephesus, or any other place. Some scholars believe the letter may have been sent to several churches with the address left blank. The reader of the letter would have then filled in the appropriate name at each destination.
