Full Description
" This book identifies the source of the Colossian error as from within Jewish mystical movements and shows how both the theology and practice which is taught in the epistle is to be understood from this context. The book gives a helpful overview of scholarship that has attempted to identify the nature and source of the Colossian error. The book, unlike many others on the topic, is exegetically driven, and will model thorough and careful exegetical practice. The book interacts with extra-Biblical texts which help the reader to understand the mystical contexts of first century Judaism."
Contents
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.
