The Colossian Image: Paul's Vision for Renewed Humanity and Life in Christ in Colossians - Softcover

Hedley, Manfred P

 
9781908667403: The Colossian Image: Paul's Vision for Renewed Humanity and Life in Christ in Colossians
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1908667400 ISBN 13: 9781908667403
Publisher: Alderway Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

When Paul declared that Jesus was "the image of the invisible God" (Col 1:15), what did he mean? Was he asserting Christ's divinity, as he alone looks exactly like God? Or was it a statement of Christ's humanity, as he alone perfectly embodies the prototype for humans made in the image of God? Or, considering the prevalence of iconography used within the Roman imperial cult to portray the deification of the emperor, was it a proclamation of Christ's lordship over all pretenders? In THE COLOSSIAN IMAGE, Manfred P. Hedley offers a careful examination of the Epistle to the Colossians to dig deeper into Paul's understanding of "the image" and his vision for a renewed humanity that shares in Christ's image identity as it enters into death, resurrection and new life "in Christ."

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Publisher
Alderway Publishing
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1908667400
ISBN 13 
9781908667403
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
240