10 Biblical Theme Map — Ephesians (German)

Theme	Ephesians references	Romans/Galatians baseline cross-reference	German rendering consistency note
Election in Christ	1:3-14	Romans 8:29-30; 9:11-13	Erwählung identical across all three curricula.
Salvation by grace through faith, not works	2:1-10	Romans 3:20-28; Galatians 2:16, 21	Gnade, Glaube, Werke consistent; the Galatians “Werke des Gesetzes” vs. Ephesians “gute Werke” distinction must be taught as complementary, not contradictory.
Unity of Jew and Gentile	2:11-22; 3:6	Romans 3:29-30; 11:17-24; Galatians 3:28	Juden/Heiden historical-sensitivity rule applies at full force; Ephesians adds the unique dividing-wall/Berlin Wall bridge.
The church as one body	1:22-23; 4:4, 12, 16, 25; 5:23, 30	Romans 12:4-5	Leib Christi consistent across curricula.
Put off the old, put on the new	4:22-24	Galatians 6:15 (new creation)	Der alte/neue Mensch language complements neue Schöpfung from the Galatians package.
Household ethics	5:22-6:9	(no direct Romans/Galatians parallel; Romans 13 government-authority passage is the closest structural analogy)	Same historical-distancing discipline applied to Romans 13 extends here, intensified for the marriage and slavery material specifically.
The armor of God / spiritual conflict	6:10-20	Romans 13:12 (armor of light, briefer parallel)	Waffenrüstung terminology should stay consistent with Romans 13:12’s briefer “Waffen des Lichts” (armor/weapons of light) if that passage is revisited.

Coverage confirmation

Seven major themes map across all six chapters of Ephesians against their Romans and Galatians counterparts already established for German. No theme contradicts either baseline; each extends it with Ephesians-specific emphasis (ecclesiology, household ethics, spiritual warfare) not present with the same density in either prior curriculum.