Sharing in the inheritance: identity and the moral life in Colossians
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Main Author: Bevere, Allan R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Sheffield Academic Press ©2003
Series:Journal for the study of the New Testament 226
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-273) and indexes
The argument of this book is two-fold: the target of the argument of Colossians is a Judaism dismissive of the Gentile Colossian Christians and the recognition of that fact casts new light on the moral material of the letter and its integration into the argument of the epistle as a whole. Several arguments are made in support of these claims. Significant parallels between Colossians and Galatians suggest similar concerns in both letters relating to Israel's identity as the people of God and how that relates to the Gentile believers are to live. The writers of Colossians, while sharing a similar
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 294 pages)
ISBN:9780567210548
0567210545
0826462073
9780826462077

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