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Reconstructing the Historical Background of Paul's Rhetoric in the Letter to the Colossians

by Adam Copenhaver

  • Hardback
  • 272 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.8 cm

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Copenhaver approaches the debate surrounding the opponents in Colossians from a methodological standpoint and contends that Paul was not actually confronting active opponents when he wrote the letter. Developing this argument Copenhaver demonstrates that the challenge of reconstructing a singular opponent arises not only from the limitations of textual and historical evidence but also from the assumptions and methodologies inherent to historical approaches to the text. By modifying these assumptions and adjusting the methodology Copenhaver is able to show how Paul's letter takes on a new relationship to its historical context. Copenhaver views the letter as having been written by Paul to the churches in the Lycus Valley in a desire to develop their identity as a new people in Christ and to appeal to them to live a new kind of life in Christ. His warnings in Colossians 2 function as oppositional rhetoric contrasting the religious practices of the Lycus Valley with this new life in Christ. Paul's warnings are therefore broadly representative of the ancient world while at the same time focused especially on two threads of historical referents, Judaism and pagan religions.
Reconstructing the Historical Background of Paul's Rhetoric in the Letter to the Colossians and Reconstructing the Historical Background of Paul's Rhetoric in the Letter to the Colossians
Reconstructing the Historical Background of Paul's Rhetoric in the Letter to the ColossiansReconstructing the Historical Background of Paul's Rhetoric in the Letter to the Colossians

  • Author

    Adam Copenhaver

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

  • Published

    January 2018

  • Weight

    582g

  • Page Count

    272

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780567678812

  • ISBN-10

    0567678814

  • Eden Code

    4528378

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