REL 1005 Chapter : B. Storin
Document Summary
Colossians and ephesians they understand and work together. Occasion: 1. exhortations on the church in the roman world. High christology: focusing on the divinity of christ. Eph 2. 4-8: salvation and resurrection have already occurred. Eph 4. 14-16: christ = head of the church. Col 1. 15-20: christ = image of invisible god . Whole fullness of deity dwells in christ how does this compare with paul"s comments (phil 2 and 1 cor 12): phil 2 is the other letter that paul conforms christ"s divinity. Eph 1. 1: paul . to the saints : paul"s letters are more occasional. The pastoral epistles (1 timothy, 2 timothy, titus) similar letters. Eph 5. 21-6. 9: expanded and theologized outline of family roles: christian health = household codes. Ephesians: no addressee (it is a circular letter) Christ: christianity emerges and roman identity in both colossians and ephesians. Establishing an institutional church: timothy interested in bishop and bishop assistants.
