Colossians : an Introduction and Study Guide
Subtitle: Authorship, Rhetoric, and Code
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9780567674647
Subjects: Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., n. t. epistles
Description: This guide introduces readers to key issues in the interpretation and reception of Colossians. Anderson first explores the issue of Pauline authorship. She challenges readers to reflect on why the question of authorship has dominated scholarship as well as why and how interpreters create "stories" about the letter. Second, Anderson examines rhetoric and context. She asks readers to consider how the letter constructs and seeks to persuade its addressees past and present. She surveys several pictures of the first audience and "opponents." Finally, Anderson delves into the functions of the Colossian household code, its reception, and the ethics of interpretation.