The Book of Ephesians
The New Testament offers a rich view of the Greek and Roman worlds through the eyes of the early church, made up of a colorful blend of people from myriad cultures and ethnicities, a tapestry of peoples celebrated through the coloring pages below.
Ephesians 2:11-18 - Reconciled
Depicting this line of text, Jesus breaks through the wall of hostility, as Paul called it, breaking through the restriction and weight of the law to reach the sinner, those under the burden and crushing demands of law. He comes through offering peace with God and reconciliation for we who are in open rebellion against our own Creator. It's beautiful imagery, that I hoped to capture in some way here.
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Ephesians 2:8-10 - Grace Gift
One of the most familiar texts in Ephesians makes it clear that the rescue from ourselves has nothing to do with our ability to save ourselves. It's a gift from a loving, nurturing God, who steps in to rescue and save. I wanted to illustrate this using the woman at the well, or Samaritan woman, who came to Jesus with nothing to offer, no part to play other than to accept the gift of living water He offered.
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Ephesians 2:1-7 - But God
Crushed under the weight of our own sin, God steps in to the middle of our mess and redeems sinful mankind to himself. The incredible thing is that God doesn’t wait for us to clean up, but invites us to himself broken and guilt ridden as we are. Jesus offers us relief and freedom and forgiveness, it’s the beauty of the gospel.
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Ephesians 1:15-23 - Dominion
Paul prays that our hearts can be opened to the reality of Jesus' present domino and authority over all things, kingdoms and power on earth. It's not a power play, it's the reality that God is over all and in control of everything that happens - a fact that is far too complex for us to truly wrap our heads around. So here I wanted to depict in some minuscule way how that may look. This leans into the abstract as a way to visualize that!
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Ephesians 1:11-14 - Inheritance
This part of Ephesians talks about our inheritance, also described as our portion or our hope. When we are in Christ, all that is his is ours, which means a new creation, within us now and all encompassing in the future. So here our Phrygian friend has lost his home, but his hope is in Jesus, and that is where his piece of this world is to be found. Everything else can be taken away from us, whether something we own, someone we love, a tradition we hold to, or even the world as we know it. Things change and blessings come and go. But we have an inheritance in heaven and in the future hope that cannot be touched by change and loss!
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Ephesians 1:7-10 - Heaven & Earth
Jesus brings all things together through redemption, here depicting the culmination of the gospel, the coming together of heaven and earth, of kingdom and goodness and all things being made new and right. As a note, the heavenly scene is depicting angelic and other heavenly creatures, in particular the cherubim. These are not described in the Bible as some weird winged baby head, but as mighty winged (often weapon bearing) creatures that take on the shapes of bulls, lions, etc... Also, again, angels themselves are never described as winged, they are often more human in appearance.
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Ephesians 1:3-6 - Adoption
Paul uses the imagery of adoption to depict the way that God through Jesus has redeemed us to himself. Here I wanted to depict a Phrygian family adopting a boy. Orphans were more common than one might expect and abandonment was all too prevalent. To be welcomed into the arms of new family where once you had none is a beautiful picture of the grace and joy offered in salvation.
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Ephesians 1:1-2 - Greetings
Paul, imprisoned in Rome, rights to the Christian community in ethicist. This was an amazing City located in south western Asia, modern day turkey, and featured many marvels of the ancient world including the gigantic temple to Artemis, The home of cult worship which Paul ran up against many times. Paul is featured on the left with Rome in the background, and the Ephesians are pictured on the right with the library of Celsus behind them.
The Ephesian characters are here depicted as Lydians and Phrygians, featuring some of the headwear that they might’ve worn and some armor that was found in that region.
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The Ephesian characters are here depicted as Lydians and Phrygians, featuring some of the headwear that they might’ve worn and some armor that was found in that region.
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