Sacra Pagina: Colossians and Ephesians: Volume 17
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Overview
MacDonald highlights the interplay between Colossians and Ephesians and the social life of New Testament communities. She illustrates how the texts reflect ancient cultural values and are influenced by particular aspects of community life such as worship and household existence. In particular, she reflects on the issues faced by these communities as they formed institutions and interacted with the society around them. She shows the struggles of the New Testament communities to survive and maintain a distinct identity in first-century society.
Chapters under Colossians are Greeting (1:1-2)," "Thanksgiving for the Colossians (1:3-8)," "Prayer on Behalf of the Colossians (1:9-14,)" "The Christ-Hymn (1:15-20),""Application of Hymn to the Situation in Colossae (1:21-23)," "Paul's Authority in Colossae and Laodicea (1:24-2:7)," "Debate with the Opponents: The Power of the Risen Christ (2:8-15)," "Debate with the Opponents: Warnings Against Ascetic Practices (2:16-23)," "New Life in Light of the Resurrection (3:1-4)," "Ethical Guidelines for a New Life (3:5-17)," "The Households of Believers(3:18-4:1)," "Prayer, Mission, and Contact with Outsiders (4:2-6)," "Conclusion: Personal Notes and Greetings (4:7-18)."
Chapters under Ephesians are "Greeting (1:1-2)," "Blessing (1:3-14)," "Thanksgiving and Prayer (1:15-23)," "The Consequences of Life Together with Christ (2:1-10)," "The Unity of Jews and Gentiles Created by Christ (2:11-22)," "The Apostle as Interpreter of the Divine Mystery (3:1-13)," "Prayer and Doxology (3:14-21)," "The Unity of the Spirit (4:1-16)," "The Sons of Disobedience and the Children of Light (4:17-5:20)," "The Households of Believers (5:21-6:9)," "Doing Battle with Evil (6:10-20)," "Conclusion: Personal Matters and Final Blessing (6:21-24)."
Margaret Y. MacDonald is a professor in the department of religious studies at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780814659786 |
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Publisher: | Liturgical Press |
Publication date: | 03/01/2008 |
Series: | Sacra Pagina , #17 |
Pages: | 416 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.85(d) |
About the Author
Margaret Y. MacDonald is a professor in the department of religious studies at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. She and Carolyn Osiek have coauthored (with Janet H. Tulloch) A Women's Place: House Churches in Earliest Christianity (Fortress, 2006). Her research has been supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Table of Contents
Editor's Preface vii
Preface ix
Abbreviations xiii
Introduction
A Social-Scientific Approach 1
Reading Colossians and Ephesians Together 4
Colossians 6
Who Wrote Colossians? 6
To Whom, When, and Where Was Colossians Written? 9
The Opponents 10
Religious Significance 13
Ephesians 15
Who Wrote Ephesians? 15
To Whom, When, and Where Was Ephesians Written? 17
The Nature and Purpose of Ephesians 18
Religious Significance 21
General Bibliography 23
Translation, Notes, and Interpretation
Colossians
Greeting (1:1-2) 31
Thanksgiving for the Colossians (1:3-8) 36
Prayer on Behalf of the Colossians (1:9-14) 46
The Christ-Hymn (1:15-20) 58
Application of the Hymn to the Situation in Colossae (1:21-23) 71
Paul's Authority in Colossae and Laodicea (1:24-2:7) 78
Debate with the Opponents: The Power of the Risen Christ (2:8-15) 96
Debate with the Opponents: Warnings against Ascetic Practices (2:16-23) 109
New Life in Light of the Resurrection(3:1-4) 126
Ethical Guidelines for a New Life (3:5-17) 134
The Households of Believers (3:18-4:1) 152
Prayer, Mission, and Contact with Outsiders (4:2-6) 170
Conclusion: Personal Notes and Greetings (4:7-18) 177
Ephesians
Greeting (1:1-2) 191
Blessing (1:3-14) 196
Thanksgiving and Prayer (1:15-23) 214
The Consequences of Life Together with Christ (2:1-10) 227
The Unity of Jews and Gentiles Created by Christ (2:11-22) 240
The Apostle as Interpreter of the Divine Mystery (3:1-13) 259
Prayer and Doxology (3:14-21) 274
The Unity of the Spirit (4:1-16) 285
The Sons of Disobedience and the Children of Light (4:17-5:20) 300
The Households of Believers (5:21-6:9) 324
Doing Battle with Evil (6:10-20) 342
Conclusion: Personal Matters and Final Blessing (6:21-24) 350
Indexes
Selected Scriptural Citations 355
Selected References to Other Literature 377
Index of Authors 383
Index of Subjects 387
Supplementary Bibliography 391