Sonship in Colossians
Autor Peter Christian Mooreen Limba Engleză Hardback – 19 feb 2026
Redressing the neglect of Colossians, this study investigates the character and function of believers' sonship in the letter, particularly as that is related to Christ's own filial identity and shaped by the Old Testament hope for Israel's redemption and creation's renewal.
Following a survey of sonship to God in the Old Testament and Judaism, Peter Christian Moore examines Christ's sonship in the opening thanksgiving of Colossians, the poetic praise of 1:15-20, and the reference to circumcision in 2:11. Building on this filial Christology, Moore traces the letter's development of believers' sonship to God, showing how Colossians routinely ties their sonship to Christ, the Son, conditions it by a similar complex of Old Testament promises, and employs it for believers' protection and perseverance.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781978717138
ISBN-10: 197871713X
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 197871713X
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Sonship to God in the Old Testament
2. Sonship to God in Judaism
3. Preliminaries to the Study of Sonship in Colossians: Authorship, Aims, and Use of the Old Testament
4. The Sonship of Christ in Colossians 1:3, 9, and 13: The Beloved Son, Messianic and Divine
5. The Sonship of Christ in Colossians 1:15-20: The Image and Firstborn
6. The Sonship of Christ in Colossians 2:11: The Circumcised Son
7. The Sonship of Believers in Colossians 1: 1:1-3, 12-14, and 15-20: Filial Status and Inheritance
8. The Sonship of Believers in Colossians 2:11; 3:10, 17, and 24: Filial Transformation and Obligation
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Sonship to God in the Old Testament
2. Sonship to God in Judaism
3. Preliminaries to the Study of Sonship in Colossians: Authorship, Aims, and Use of the Old Testament
4. The Sonship of Christ in Colossians 1:3, 9, and 13: The Beloved Son, Messianic and Divine
5. The Sonship of Christ in Colossians 1:15-20: The Image and Firstborn
6. The Sonship of Christ in Colossians 2:11: The Circumcised Son
7. The Sonship of Believers in Colossians 1: 1:1-3, 12-14, and 15-20: Filial Status and Inheritance
8. The Sonship of Believers in Colossians 2:11; 3:10, 17, and 24: Filial Transformation and Obligation
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Recenzii
The theme of sonship, with its numerous scriptural resonances, lies on or just below the surface of countless discourses in Paul's undisputed letters. Peter Christian Moore rightly shows this also to be true in the Letter to the Colossians. Despite being neglected by contemporary scholars, Moore argues that the logic of sonship is fundamental to the argument of Colossians, supporting the letter's exceedingly high Christology and, relatedly, its insistence that believers in Christ participate in Jesus's Messianic identity and Israel's second exodus, thus affording them divine sonship and its attendant covenant benefits. Readers of this volume will be rewarded with a wealth of biblical-theological insights that aid in uncovering the coherency of this most important NT letter.
Moore illuminates Colossians by providing a deep-dive into the multifaceted concept of sonship in light of the Old Testament. He argues that the sonship of Christ is crucial for understanding the sonship of believers who are "in Christ."
This excellent study on Sonship in Colossians is meticulously researched and carefully argued. It fills gaps both in research on sonship and on Colossians and is certain to become essential reading for both.
Peter Moore draws on sonship in the Old Testament to illuminate the presence, character, and function of believers' sonship in Colossians, especially as it unfolds through union with 'the Son of his love' (Col 1:13). Through careful exegesis and intertextual sensitivity, Moore reaches fresh-and convincing-conclusions on well-trodden texts. The result is not only an analysis of Paul's rich Christology but also a robust ecclesiology, in which the believers' filial status, inheritance, transformation, and obligation are thoughtfully teased out for pilgrims along the way.
Moore illuminates Colossians by providing a deep-dive into the multifaceted concept of sonship in light of the Old Testament. He argues that the sonship of Christ is crucial for understanding the sonship of believers who are "in Christ."
This excellent study on Sonship in Colossians is meticulously researched and carefully argued. It fills gaps both in research on sonship and on Colossians and is certain to become essential reading for both.
Peter Moore draws on sonship in the Old Testament to illuminate the presence, character, and function of believers' sonship in Colossians, especially as it unfolds through union with 'the Son of his love' (Col 1:13). Through careful exegesis and intertextual sensitivity, Moore reaches fresh-and convincing-conclusions on well-trodden texts. The result is not only an analysis of Paul's rich Christology but also a robust ecclesiology, in which the believers' filial status, inheritance, transformation, and obligation are thoughtfully teased out for pilgrims along the way.