RT Article
T1 Eschatology in Colossians: How Realized is It?
JF New Testament studies
VO 50
IS 1
SP 125
OP 138
A1 Still, Todd D.
LA English
PB Cambridge Univ. Press
YR 2004
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1785737945
AB The majority of Pauline scholars depict the eschatological orientation of Colossians as ‘realized’. Furthermore, a number of interpreters juxtapose the eschatological ‘already’ which arguably earmarks the epistle with the eschatological ‘not yet’ which ostensibly permeates Paul. This article questions the common contention that Colossians, in contradistinction to Paul, is virtually void of futurist eschatology. It is argued herein that even though the ‘already’ may feature in the letter, the ‘not yet’ is more pervasive than is frequently supposed. Correlatively, this study suggests that there is less variance between the eschatological perspectives of Colossians and Paul than is typically recognized.
DO 10.1017/S0028688504000086