Ephesians Circular or Destined for Ephesus

Reformed Thinking · May 3, 2026 · 34m · transcript

Deep Dive into Ephesians Circular or Destined for Ephesus by Clinton E. ArnoldThe debate over the original destination of the biblical book of Ephesians centers on whether the phrase "in Ephesus" was included in the original manuscript of Ephesians 1:1. Throughout church history, it was largely unquestioned that the letter was destined for the Ephesian church, a view supported by thousands of Greek manuscripts, ancient translations, and early church fathers like Irenaeus and Cyprian.However, in the nineteenth century, scholars discovered three of the earliest and most reliable Greek…