Cosmic Christology in Paul and the Pauline School - Colossians and Ephesians in the Context of Graeco-Roman Cosmology, with a New Synopsis of the Greek Texts

Reflections on God, Christ and cosmos in the writings of Paul and the Pauline School show that these authors were familiar with important notions from Graeco-Roman cosmology and theology. George van Kooten comes to the conclusion that they might even have adopted a way of thinking in which Judaism and Graeco-Roman cosmology were forged into a new synthesis, and Christ was viewed as a cosmic god. In this development, Paul and the authors of the Pauline School took up various positions which were all represented in contemporary discussions about God and cosmos in the philosophical schools. Against this background this study also sheds new light on the specific relationship between Colossians and Ephesians.

About the author

Born 1969; studied Theology at the Universities of Leiden and Durham, and Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford; 2001 PhD; since 2006 Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the Faculty of Theology & Religious Studies of the University of Groningen; currently Director of the Research Institute for Culture, Religion and Society - Interdisciplinary Studies (CRASIS) in Graeco-Roman Antiquity at the University of Groningen, and Dean of the Faculty of Theology & Religious Studies.

Product details

• Authors: George H van Kooten, George H. van Kooten
• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9783161480072
• ISBN: 978-3-16-148007-2
• No. of pages: 340
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 231 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 540 g
• Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. Zweite Reihe; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. Zweite Reihe; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testame
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity