Poetry and Theology in Colossians 1. 15-20
| Title | Poetry and Theology in Colossians 1. 15-20 |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1990 |
| Authors | Wright, Nicholas T. |
| Journal | New Testament Studies |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 444-68 |
| Date Published | 07/1990 |
| Abstract |
In this article I shall argue for two points: first, that Col 1. 15–20 exhibits, without the deletion of any of its parts, a clear structure which can, in some meaningful senses, be called ‘poetic’; second, that the passage, read as a poem in the way I shall suggest, exhibits a characteristically Pauline form of what we may call Christological monotheism. This will point on to some further suggestions regarding the place of the passage within Colossians as a whole. |
| URL | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/new-testament-studies/article/poetry-and-theology-in-colossians-1-1520/96B4362C72B11E25E002FD8AA00AF93D |