Are there any events, customs, titles, activities, social structures, or concepts that reflect the ancient historical culture/setting, which might have an impact on how people today interpret the meaning of this passage in the ancient text?

Historical Context Assignment: Ephesians

You must draft a report for your Dean, presenting this information, as best you can discern it, from the text. Since the Dean will be addressing the media about the discovery, any statement about the text’s historical circumstances/context will need to be supported with evidence. Therefore, when you describe the date or author, you need to include the evidence from the text that led you to your conclusions  Evaluate the evidence so that your Dean knows how confident you are of the information and conclusions in your report.

As part of your report, focus especially on the passage previously selected. Based on the information you’ve given the Dean about broader historical questions, do you think there are any historical or cultural issues that the Dean should be aware of when the media ask questions about the meaning of the passage?

Are there any events, customs, titles, activities, social structures, or concepts that reflect the ancient historical culture/setting, which might have an impact on how people today interpret the meaning of this passage in the ancient text? The Dean will need to tell the media what plans the Divinity School has for further historical-cultural research of the text and this focal passage.