Echoes of Scripture in the Letter of Paul to the Colossians

by Beetham, Christopher A.

• ISBN13: 9789004170810
• ISBN10: 9004170812
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-15
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub

Summary

The introduction of literary intertextuality into biblical studies has led to both discovery and dilemma. This study proposes new definitions of 'allusion' and 'echo' and a methodology on how to detect them, using the neglected letter of Colossians as a test case.

Author Biography

Christopher A. Beetham is assistant professor of biblical studies at the Evangelical Theological College and assistant professor of New Testament at the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology, both in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Table of Contents

Introduction and history of research	p. 1
On determining allusions and echoes : definitions and methodology	p. 11
The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 1:3-8 : the echo of Genesis 1:28 in 1:6	p. 41
The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 1:9-14 : the echo of Isaiah 11:2, 9 in 1:9-10	p. 61
The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 1:9-14 : the echo of the Exodus motif in 1:12-14	p. 81
The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 1:9-14 : the echo of the 2 Samuel 7 promise-to-David exegetical tradition in 1:13	p. 97
The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 1:15-20 : the allusion to the Proverbs 8:22-31 interpretive development in 1:15-20	p. 113
The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 1:15-20 : the echo of Psalm 68:16 (67:17 lxx) in 1:19	p. 143
The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 2:8-15 : the echo of Deuteronomy 30:6 in 2:11	p. 157
The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 2:8-15 : the echo of Genesis 17 in 2:13	p. 181
The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 2:16-23 : the echo of Isaiah 29:13 in 2:22	p. 193
The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 3:1-4 : the echo of Psalm 110:1 in 3:1	p. 219
The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 3:5-17 : the allusion to Genesis 1:26-27 in 3:10	p. 231
The ramifications of the investigation	p. 247
Chart summary of the allusions and echoes of scripture detected in Paul's letter to the Colossians	p. 267
Proverbs 2:2-6 in Colossians 2:2-3?	p. 271
The probable text-forms behind the detected allusions and echoes in Paul's letter to the Colossians	p. 275
Selected bibliography	p. 277
Index of ancient sources	p. 293
Index of authors	p. 329
Index of Greek and Hebrew words and phrases	p. 334
Index of subjects	p. 335
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