The Atonement in the Letter to the Colossians

This article is a fresh study of atonement language in the Letter to the Colossians. Long-held assumptions regarding theology, semantics, and trajectories of Christian thought often force parts of the Colossians text into preconceived atonement schemata, whether it be of the substitutionary/satisfac...

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Main Author: Metcalf, Reed (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press 2019
In: Journal of theological interpretation
Year: 2019, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 280-302
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
NBK Soteriology
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