Ephesians. Knowledge, grace and ecumenism

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https://doi.org/10.35319/yachay.202582157

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St. Paul, knowledge, grace, ecumenism, Corpus Paulinum, lexical cohesion

Abstract

The objective of this article is to present a brief analysis of lexical cohesion that explains how the concepts of knowledge, grace, and ecumenism articulate Saint Paul's message to the Ephesians. Therefore, it starts from a critical literary outline in order to understand how scholars study the Corpus Paulinum. For this we turn to classic authors such as Charles Gore or Senén Vidal, and to more recent texts such as those presented by Waldecir Gonzaga and David A. deSilva. The results show that knowledge, comprehension, and understanding are imperative actions that believers should practice in order to assimilate, receive and share the redeeming

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Author Biography

Jatniel Villarroel, Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana

Jatniel José Villarroel Ruiz is a Classical Philologist, holds a magister scientiae (Master of Science) in Linguistics, and a Doctorate in Educational Sciences. He is currently the Head of the Department of Education, Humanities, and Arts and an associate professor at the National Experimental University of Guayana, Venezuela. He is an international member of the American Psychological Association. He is the author of several books and academic articles.

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Efesios. Conocimiento, gracia y ecumenismo

Published

2025-12-30

How to Cite

Villarroel, J. (2025). Ephesians. Knowledge, grace and ecumenism. Yachay, 42(82), 155–179. https://doi.org/10.35319/yachay.202582157