Echoes of Scripture in the letter of Paul to the Colossians / / by Christopher A. Beetham.

• Superior document: Biblical interpretation series, v. 96
• Author: Beetham, Christopher A.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Biblical interpretation series ; v. 96.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (364 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

While the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament has captured the attention of biblical scholars over the years, no study has been devoted to the presence of Scripture in Colossians, largely because there are no explicit quotations in Colossians. With the introduction of literary intertextuality into the discipline, however, scholars have begun to devote more attention to the NT authors’ less explicit references to Scripture, often labelled as ‘allusions’ and/or ‘echoes.’ Scholars, however, continue to debate what constitutes an allusion or echo, or how one validates a given proposal as such. This study proposes new definitions of these terms and offers a methodology on how to detect and validate them, using Colossians as a test case.

Table of Contents

Preliminary material / Beetham -- Chapter One. Introduction and history of research / Beetham -- Chapter Two. On determining allusions and echoes: Definitions and methodology / Beetham -- Chapter Three. The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 1:3–8: The echo of Genesis 1:28in 1:6 / Beetham -- Chapter Four. The Scriptures of Israel in Colossians 1:9–14: The echo of Isaiah 11:2,9 In 1:9–10 / Beetham -- Chapter Five. The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 1:9–14: The echo of the exodus motif in 1:12–14 / Beetham -- Chapter Six. The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 1:9–14: The echo of the 2 Samuel7 Promise-to-David exegetical tradition In 1:13 / Beetham -- Chapter Seven. The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 1:15–20: The allusion to the proverbs 8:22–31 interpretive development In 1:15–20 / Beetham -- Chapter Eight. The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 1:15–20: The echo of psalm 68:16(67:17 LXX) in 1:19 / Beetham -- Chapter Nine. The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 2:8–15: The echo of Deuteronomy30:6 in 2:11 / Beetham -- Chapter Ten. The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 2:8–15: The echo of Genesis 17in 2:13 / Beetham -- Chapter Eleven. The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 2:16–23: The echo of Isaiah 29:13in 2:22 / Beetham -- Chapter Twelve. The Scriptures of Israel IN Colossians 3:1–4: The echo of psalm 110:1in 3:1 / Beetham -- Chapter Thirteen. The scriptures of Israel in Colossians 3:5–17: The allusion to Genesis1:26–27 in 3:10 / Beetham -- Chapter Fourteen. The ramifications of the investigation / Beetham -- Appendix One. Chart summary of the allusions and echoes of scripture detected in Paul’s letter to the colossians / Beetham -- Appendix Two. Proverbs 2:2–6 in Colossians 2:2–3? / Beetham -- Appendix Three. The probable text-forms behind the detected allusions and echoes in Paul’s letter to the colossians / Beetham -- Selected bibliography / Beetham -- Index of ancient sources / Beetham -- Index of authors / Beetham -- Index Of Greek And Hebrew Words And phrases / Beetham -- Index of subjects / Beetham.