Titre :	The letter to the colossians : A commentary
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Schweizer, Eduard, Auteur
Editeur :	Minneapolis, Minnesota : Augsburg Publishing House
Année de publication :	c1982
Importance :	319 p.
Format :	22cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-8066-1893-7
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Bible. -- New Testament. -- Colossiens -- Commentaires.
Index. décimale :	BS 2715.3
Note de contenu :	I. Introduction -- The community in Colossae -- The author -- The date and place of composition -- 1. Commentary -- The opening address (1:1-8) -- Assurance of grace (1:1-2) -- Thanksgiving (1:3-8) -- 2. Laying the foundation (1:9-2:23) -- Intercession (1:9-11) -- The hymn and its setting (1:12-23) -- World mission as revelation of the mystery (1:24-29) -- The apostle's involvement for the community (2:1-5) -- The confrontation with the Colossian philosophy (2:6-23) -- Excursus: The Colossian philosophy. 3. The life that comes from faith (3:1-4:6) -- The new life as an undertaking (3:1-4) -- The old and the new man (3:5-11) -- Life in Christ's world (3:12-17) -- Christ in the sphere of marriage, family, and work (3:18-4:1) -- Excursus: The household rules -- The call to intercession and missionary responsibility (4:2-6) -- 4. The conclusion of the letter: Greetings (4:7-18). II. The impact of Colossians -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Christology: The Father and the Son -- Christ as the wisdom of God -- First-born of all creation, image of the invisible God (1:15) -- The two natures -- Christ in the Old Testament -- The function of the statements about Christ -- 3. Soteriology: The Son and the world -- Incarnation of the Logos as salvation for the world -- Universal redemption? -- 4. Ethics -- General -- The polemical sections -- The call to worship addressed to all the members of the community -- The household rules -- Ethical implications. III. Outlook -- The Epistle to the Colossians in history -- The Epistles to the Colossians in its setting -- The Epistle to the Colossians today.

The letter to the colossians : A commentary [texte imprimé] / Schweizer, Eduard, Auteur . - Minneapolis, Minnesota : Augsburg Publishing House, c1982 . - 319 p. ; 22cm.
ISBN : 978-0-8066-1893-7
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Bible. -- New Testament. -- Colossiens -- Commentaires.
Index. décimale :	BS 2715.3
Note de contenu :	I. Introduction -- The community in Colossae -- The author -- The date and place of composition -- 1. Commentary -- The opening address (1:1-8) -- Assurance of grace (1:1-2) -- Thanksgiving (1:3-8) -- 2. Laying the foundation (1:9-2:23) -- Intercession (1:9-11) -- The hymn and its setting (1:12-23) -- World mission as revelation of the mystery (1:24-29) -- The apostle's involvement for the community (2:1-5) -- The confrontation with the Colossian philosophy (2:6-23) -- Excursus: The Colossian philosophy. 3. The life that comes from faith (3:1-4:6) -- The new life as an undertaking (3:1-4) -- The old and the new man (3:5-11) -- Life in Christ's world (3:12-17) -- Christ in the sphere of marriage, family, and work (3:18-4:1) -- Excursus: The household rules -- The call to intercession and missionary responsibility (4:2-6) -- 4. The conclusion of the letter: Greetings (4:7-18). II. The impact of Colossians -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Christology: The Father and the Son -- Christ as the wisdom of God -- First-born of all creation, image of the invisible God (1:15) -- The two natures -- Christ in the Old Testament -- The function of the statements about Christ -- 3. Soteriology: The Son and the world -- Incarnation of the Logos as salvation for the world -- Universal redemption? -- 4. Ethics -- General -- The polemical sections -- The call to worship addressed to all the members of the community -- The household rules -- Ethical implications. III. Outlook -- The Epistle to the Colossians in history -- The Epistles to the Colossians in its setting -- The Epistle to the Colossians today.