What to expect

A guided study of the setting, history, and text of the New Testament book of Ephesians. Emphasis is given to personal application of Paul's letter, and introductory matters related to context and historical background, and what the letter teaches us about Jesus Christ and His church. Whether you are a graduate student or a missionary preparing to deploy to the mission field, the study of Paul's letter to the Ephesians is critical to your success. Mastering an understanding of Paul's theology, missiology, and ecclesiology in this letter will help you not only intellectually, but also spiritually and practically.

By the conclusion fo the learning experience, you will have:

  • Considered the manner in which the church in Ephesus began.

  • Practiced what it means to do theology in community as we look deeply into Ephesians.

  • Studied Paul's understanding of the Trinity.

  • Examined contextualization issues important in a proper interpretation of the letter.

  • Discussed and analyzed Paul's missiology.

  • Developed and presented a teaching lesson from Ephesians.

Course Outline

Paul's Letter to the Ephesians

    1. Welcome to this Ephesiology Master Class

    2. How to use the course player

    3. Welcome to the Course!

    4. Description and Objectives

    5. Before we begin...

    6. Register for the Live Zoom Classroom

    7. Learn more about our degree programs

    1. Instructions

    2. Syllabus

    3. Downloadable Books

    4. Learning Tasks

    5. Course Bibliography

    6. Resources for Academic Research

    7. Writing a Seminary Paper

    8. Writing & Style Guides

    1. What to expect in this session

    2. Communication Theory

    3. Why are Words Important

    4. The Grand Narrative of the Bible

    5. Principles & Guidelines for Interpreting Scripture

    6. Historical-Critical-Literal-Missiological Method

    7. Interpretative Methods

    8. Bible Study Tools

    1. What to expect in this session

    2. Paul's First Trip to Ephesus

    3. Synthetic Study - First Trip

    4. Paul in Ephesus

    5. Synthetic Study - Second Trip

    6. After Ephesus

    7. Synthetic Study - Ephesian Elders

    1. What to Expect in this Session

    2. Synthetic Study for Ephesians

    3. Introductory Matters

    1. What to Expect in this Session

    2. Chapter 1

    3. Chapter 2

    4. Chapter 3

    5. Chapter 4

    6. Chapter 5

    7. Chapter 6

    8. An Exposition of Ephesians

    9. The Story of Ephesians

About this course

  • Free
  • 53 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

Meet Dr. Michael T. Cooper

Professor of Missiological Theology Michael T. Cooper

Dr. Cooper earned a PhD in Intercultural Studies with a focus on religious movements and a minor in theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He currently serves as a missiologist for a missions agency where he focuses on missiological research and equipping missionaries for effective cultural engagement. He has thirty years of missions experience, including ten years as a pioneer church planter in Romania after the fall of communism and has equipped church planters and leaders in Africa, Europe, North America, South America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. He is a guest faculty at Torch Trinity Graduate University, adjunct faculty at Mission India Theological Seminary, Asia Graduate School of Theology Nepal, and Ebenezer Bible College in Katmandu, and affiliate faculty at Kairos University. He has written and contributed to more than 30 books and academic articles and has presented conference lectures at the London School of Economics, University of Bordeaux, Loyola University, Baylor University, and many others. His recent book, Ephesiology: A Study of the Ephesian Movement is a best seller at William Carey Publishing.

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