The Colossian controversy : wisdom in dispute at Colossae /
Identifying the group or position that the author of Colossians attacks in ch 2 of that letter has long occupied scholars, but no interpretative consensus has resulted. This study details the inadequacy of existing reconstructions and offers in their stead the portrait of philosophically inclined Ge...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Sheffield, England :
JSOT Press,
©1994.
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| Series: | Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ;
96. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Identifying the group or position that the author of Colossians attacks in ch 2 of that letter has long occupied scholars, but no interpretative consensus has resulted. This study details the inadequacy of existing reconstructions and offers in their stead the portrait of philosophically inclined Gentiles drawn to the Jewish community and then to the Christian congregation by ideas and practices congenial with their view of the world. Central to the Colossian philosophy's outlook was the pursuit of divine knowledge or wisdom through (1) the order of the cosmic elements (2.8, 20); (2) the bodily. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (170 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-160) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567490575 0567490572 |
