Colossians: an introduction and study guide : authorship, rhetoric, and code

This guide introduces readers to key issues in the interpretation and reception of Colossians. Anderson first explores the issue of Pauline authorship. She challenges readers to reflect on why the question of authorship has dominated scholarship as well as why and how interpreters create "stori...

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Main Author: Anderson, Janice Capel 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York, NY t&t Clark 2019
Series:T&T Clark study guides to the New Testament volume 13
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Summary:This guide introduces readers to key issues in the interpretation and reception of Colossians. Anderson first explores the issue of Pauline authorship. She challenges readers to reflect on why the question of authorship has dominated scholarship as well as why and how interpreters create "stories" about the letter. Second, Anderson examines rhetoric and context. She asks readers to consider how the letter constructs and seeks to persuade its addressees past and present. She surveys several pictures of the first audience and "opponents." Finally, Anderson delves into the functions of the Colossian household code, its reception, and the ethics of interpretation
Item Description:Includes bibliography (pages 95-111) and indexes
Physical Description:xiv, 122 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9780567674647

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