Renowned biblical scholar N.T. Wright believes Ephesians is a book for this moment.
To show that, he has written a new book on Ephesians, arguing the letter offers a radical vision for church unity that Western Christianity largely has missed. In The Vision of Ephesians: The Task of the Church and the Glory of God, he hopes to reshape how churches see their identity and mission.
Wright’s interest in Ephesians grew from teaching opportunities in New York and Oxford. He first split the letter into two major talks and saw a strong response. “I’ve never thought of Ephesians that way before,” one listener told him. That comment convinced him to expand his material.
Wright has written extensively on Romans, Galatians and the four Gospels. Yet he calls Ephesians “the mountain top” from which the church views God’s larger plan. The letter does not focus on escaping earth for heaven. It presents a vision of heaven and earth brought together in Christ, with the church as a living sign of that unity.
