RT Article T1 Colossians and the Pauline school JF New Testament studies VO 50 IS 4 SP 572 OP 593 A1 Standhartinger, Angela 1964- LA English PB Cambridge Univ. Press YR 2004 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1645681378 AB What can we know about the "School of Paul" if we analyse the letter to the Colossians? This question is divided intro three parts: how and why was the letter written, and what theological answers are given? Colossians depends mainly on the oral tradition of Paul. With Paul's words but in new contexts the authors try to overcome the depressed situation of the communities after Paul's death. Like Paul, the authors of Colossians refer to Wisdom traditions, but in more conservative manner. Their dependence on and independence from Paul's speech and thinking reveal the "School of Paul" as an ongoing context for discussion. K1 Bibel : Kolosserbrief K1 Bibel : Paulinische Briefe K1 Bibel : Deuteropaulinen DO 10.1017/S0028688504000323