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Name: Letter to the Ephesians
Author: unkonwn, but attributed Paul
Dating: c. 70-100 CE

Letter to the Ephesians:
The letter to the Ephesians has traditionally been ascribed to Paul, but scholars have generally concluded that it was written by someone else, probably between 70 and 100 CE. One of the themes of this letter is that the differences between Jews and Gentiles no longer matter so long as people follow Jesus - at this point, all are brothers and sisters in Christ.

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