Biblical Theme Map
Biblical Theme Map — Ephesians (Turkish)
| Theme | Ephesians references | Romans/Galatians baseline cross-reference | Turkish rendering consistency note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Election in Christ | 1:3-14 | Romans 8:29-30; 9:11-13 | Önceden belirledi/seçildik identical across all three curricula; kader remains forbidden throughout. |
| Salvation by grace through faith, not works | 2:1-10 | Romans 3:20-28; Galatians 2:16, 21 | Lütuf, İman, İyi işler consistent; the Galatians “Kutsal Yasa’nın işleri” vs. Ephesians “iyi işler” distinction must be taught as complementary, not contradictory, and both kept clear of the amel-mizan framework. |
| Unity of Jew and Gentile | 2:11-22; 3:6 | Romans 3:29-30; 11:17-24; Galatians 3:28 | Historical-sensitivity discipline applies at full force; the dividing-wall image is kept historically specific rather than mapped onto any contemporary Turkish parallel. |
| The church as one body | 1:22-23; 4:4, 12, 16, 25; 5:23, 30 | Romans 12:4-5 | Mesih’in bedeni (body of Christ) consistent across curricula. |
| Put off the old, put on the new | 4:22-24 | Galatians 6:15 (new creation) | Eski/yeni benlik language complements yeni yaratılış (new creation) from the Galatians package. |
| Household ethics | 5:22-6:9 | (no direct Romans/Galatians parallel) | The same historical-distancing discipline used for first-century slavery extends here, intensified for the marriage material given Turkey’s 1926 Medeni Kanun and contemporary religion/gender debates. |
| The armor of God / spiritual conflict | 6:10-20 | (no direct Romans/Galatians parallel) | Tanrı’nın zırhı established here as the pipeline’s first full spiritual-warfare doctrine for Turkish; keep Second-Temple apocalyptic cosmology distinct from Islamic cin/şeytan vocabulary while noting the natural resonance. |
Coverage confirmation
Seven major themes map across all six chapters of Ephesians against their Romans and Galatians counterparts already established for Turkish. 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.