{"product_id":"the-colossian-hymn-in-context-an-exegesis-in-light-of-jewish-and-greco-roman-hymnic-and-epistolary-conventions-9783161492556","title":"The Colossian Hymn in Context: An Exegesis in Light of Jewish and Greco-Roman Hymnic and Epistolary Conventions","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Matthew E. Gordley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Mohr Siebeck\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Mohr Siebeck\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biblical Criticism \u0026amp; Interpretation - New Testament\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe suggestion that the New Testament contains citations of early Christological hymns has long been a controversial issue in New Testament scholarship. As a way of advancing this facet of New Testament research, Matthew E. Gordley examines the Colossian hymn (Col 1:15-20) in light of its cultural and epistolary contexts. As a result of a broad comparative analysis, he claims that Col 1:15-20 is a citation of a prose-hymn which represents a fusion of Jewish and Greco-Roman conventions for praising an exalted figure. A review of hymns in the literature of Second Temple Judaism demonstrates that the Colossian hymn owes a number of features to Jewish modes of praise. Likewise, a review of hymns in the broader Greco-Roman world demonstrates that the Colossian hymn is equally indebted to conventions used for praising the divine in the Greco-Roman tradition. In light of these hymnic traditions of antiquity, the analysis of the form and content of the Colossian hymn shows how the passage fits well into a Greco-Roman context, and indicates that it is best understood as a quasi-philosophical prose-hymn cited in the context of a paraenetic letter. Finally, in view of ancient epistolary and rhetorical theory and practice, an analysis of the role of the hymn in Colossians suggests that the hymn serves a number of significant rhetorical functions throughout the remainder of the letter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mohr Siebeck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47891978354839,"sku":"9783161492556","price":10733.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783161492556.webp?v=1781185344","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-colossian-hymn-in-context-an-exegesis-in-light-of-jewish-and-greco-roman-hymnic-and-epistolary-conventions-9783161492556","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}