Publisher's Synopsis
'Ephesians' is a 'mystery' text that seeks to make known the multifarious Wisdom of God. At its heart is the question of power. In this commentary, Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza examines the political understandings of ekkl-esia and household in Ephesians as well as the roles that such understandings have played in the formation of early Christian communities and that still shape such communities today.