Colossians : encouragement to walk in all wisdom as holy ones in Christ / John Paul Heil.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heil, John Paul.

Series:

Early Christianity and its literature ; no. 4.

Society of Biblical Literature : early Christianity and its literature ; no. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Colossians--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book investigates Colossians as a "captivity" letter from the primary implied author, the imprisoned Paul, to an implied audience of mainly Gentile converts currently in danger of influence by local Jews or Jewish Christians. Utilizing a text-centered, literary-rhetorical, and audience-oriented method, it demonstrates new chiastic structures for the entire letter that progressively encourage the audience to resist deceit and conduct themselves according to all the wisdom at their disposal as holy ones in Christ.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Contents

Abbreviations

1: Introduction

2: The Chiastic Structures of Colossians

3: Colossians 1:1-2

4: Colossians 1:3-14

5: Colossians 1:15-23

6: Colossians 1:24-2:5

7: Colossians 2:6-23

8: Colossians 3:1-7

9: Colossians 3:8-16

10: Colossians 3:17-4:1

11: Colossians 4:2-6

12: Colossians 4:7-18

13: Summary and Conclusion

Bibliography

Scripture Index

Author Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-220) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-58983-485-2

OCLC:

759160318