Heavenly perspective : a study of the apostle Paul's response to a Jewish mystical movement at Colossae
Seeks to define the nature of the Colossian error and Paul's response to it. This work argues that the recipients of the Colossian letter lived in a town where a group of Jewish Christians were preoccupied with angelic practices to such an extent that they denied the sufficiency of the work of Christ.
dissertations
xxi, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780567031075, 0567031071
1049046312
Contents; Chapter One: Introductory Issues; Chapter Two: An Overview Of Scholarship; Chapter Three: The Lordship Of Christ And The Emptiness Of The Philosophy: Colossians 2:6-8; Chapter Four: The Sufficiency Of Christ Expressed. Through The Victory Of The Cross: Colossians 2:9-1; Chapter Five: The Shadow Of Asceticism And The Reality Of Christ: Colossians 2:16-19; Chapter Six: The Transience And Impotence Of The Errorists' Message: Colossians 2:20-23; Chapter Seven: What Was The Colossian Philosophy?; Chapter Eight: The Development Of Merkabah Mysticism; Chapter Nine: Correct Christology-The Antidote To Error: Colossians 1:15-20; Chapter Ten: The Bridge Between Instruction And Exhortation: Colossians 3:1-4; Chapter Eleven: Epistolary Paraenesis; Chapter Twelve: Conclusion Bibliography.