Studien zur Entstehungsgeschichte und Intention des Kolosserbriefs
Author | : Angela Standhartinger |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 2014-04-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004267428 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004267425 |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Download or read book Studien zur Entstehungsgeschichte und Intention des Kolosserbriefs written by Angela Standhartinger and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-04-09 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the Epistle to the Colossians as a pseudepigraphic letter. It is concerned with how different traditions associated with Paul and his thought were appropriated by Pauline communities in the aftermath of his death. Extensive attention is paid to the possibility of Colossians' interaction with oral traditions, which includes consideration of the oral context for Paul's own correspondence and ministry. In recovering these traditions, Colossians creates a heavenly letter and a testament, designed so as to assure readers of the apostle's ongoing aid and to interpret the theological significance of his death. The analysis of different literary and rhetorical characteristics of Colossians (pseudephigraphy, orality, etc.) is placed within the context of both contemporaneous Jewish (esp. Sapiential) traditions and the traditions of the Greco-Roman philosophic schools. One chapter deals with the origin and purpose of the 'Haustafel'.