A Special Exegesis of Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16
Prof. John McNaugher provides a detailed exegetical analysis of Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16, examining the parallels between these two passages to understand the nature of worship and sacred music in the apostolic church. The study clarifies whether these texts address public worship or private Christian fellowship, and identifies "psalms and hymns and spiritual songs" as the complete inventory of early church hymnology, making it essential for understanding biblical principles of worship and worship music.
Prof. John McNaugher, D. D., LL.D., Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA (with some modifications of capitalization, punctuation, abbreviations etc.) As even a glace at their contents shows, the epistle to the Ephesians and that to the Colossians are closely alike. About half of the verses in the former have parallels in the latter, and there are other resemblances as well. This twinship is explained when it is remembered that the two letters were written at the same time and to communities similarly...