Meet Ephesians Prysock, UW's NFL Draft prospect named after a book of the Bible
This is a first for the NFL.
Meet Ephesians Prysock, UW's NFL Draft prospect named after a book of the Bible originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Ephesians Prysock has a chance to bring his unique first name to the NFL.
The talented draft prospect from the University of Washington shares his name with a book of the Bible. And while sure, there have been other biblical first names -- mostly the actual names of the evangelists or the prophets -- Ephesians would be a unique one. MORE: The full origin story of ESPN's NFL Draft pick chime How did Ephesians Prysock get his name?
The origin story of Prysock's name doesn't appear to be on the Internet, so hopefully someone asks him after the draft. But it seems like it has to be based on the book of the Bible, Ephesians. What is the Bible book of Ephesians?
Ephesians is actually a letter, written by the apostle Paul to the people of Ephesus in the early days of the Christian church. It's the 10th book of the New Testament. The most famous verse is a popular one in Protestant teaching -- Ephesians 2:8-9 -- "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.