P. Derek Overfield PhD Thesis - Research@StAndrews:FullText

to the understanding which comes
from Thee;
that he may stand before Thee
with the everlasting host •••
In both these hymns the concept of exaltation is quite
clear and in these two instances at least it does seem
to be associated with some kind of eschatological
perspective.
But these facts alone do not justify
Kuhn's conclusion, particularly since the idea of
resurrection does not seem to have been of major significance
within the community.64
With specific
regard to Eph 1:19ff Kuhn also cites a number of
other Qumran texts that are of some significance for
his argumetit.
The genitive construction in v.19b
) is
paralleled in various places, as, for example, in
1 QH 4: 32, l rt! Il ':4 . 11 i ) J.
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The first
part of tht:: same verse ( 't~ ~?tep~AAO\l J,1€yeeo, ~,
) also, according to Kuhn, is paralleled
in Qumran, as in 1 QH 14:23, b \ 1 J )
11.:>h!)
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Finally Kuhn also draws attention
to the fact that the theme of Eph 1:19-21, which he
defines as 'the final eschatological victory', is
paralleled in 1 QS 4:17-20 and 1 QM 14:14f.
The
instances noted by Kuhn each in their own way point
to similarities that exist between Ephesians and the
Qumran texts, but whether these similarities are
strong enough to prove conclusively that Ephesians
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