Colossians and Philemon: A Handbook on the Greek Text
Overview
What distinguishes the Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament Series from other available resources on the New Testament is the detailed and comprehensive attention paid to the Greek text of the New Testament. Each book in this series explains the syntax of the biblical text, offers guidance for deciding between competing semantic analyses, and deals with text-critical questions that have a significant bearing on how the text is understood. Accessible and succinct, these handbooks address questions that are frequently overlooked by standard commentaries, serving as essential reference tools for New Testament study. This collection is perfect for students, pastors, scholars, or laity seeking a deeper understanding of the Greek biblical text. What’s more, with Logos, every word is essentially a link! Scripture references are linked directly to the Bibles in your library—both the original language texts and English translations. Double-clicking any word automatically opens your lexicons to the relevant entry, making words instantly accessible. With Logos, you can quickly move from the table of contents to your desired content and search entire volumes and collections by topic, title, or Scripture reference.
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“As such, τὰ ὑστερήματα is best understood as a reference to the ongoing implications of the sufferings of Christ, as were beginning to be realized in the ministry of the apostles and Paul in particular. Thus, any ‘deficiency’ needing to be ‘filled up’ refers not to Christ’s work at Calvary but to the proclamation of the gospel throughout the world—it is as yet incomplete and must be taken up.” (Page 22)
“It more likely functions to express the manner in which the Colossians will be filled with the knowledge of God’s will.” (Page 7)
“In this context, Paul is contrasting things above with things below. The Colossians’ life, along with all its future implications, is with God above. Presently, the splendor of that life is unknown to the world; but a Day is coming when the children of God will share in the glory of the Messiah, and what is hidden will be revealed. In the meantime the revealing of our life awaits the revealing of Christ.” (Page 50)
“The combination of aspect, lexeme, and context work together to create pragmatic Aktionsart expressions, or implicatures” (Page xxii)
“This verb can be used to mean, ‘to relate fully the content of a message,’ as here and in Rom 15:19 (LN 33.199).” (Page 23)
- Title: Colossians and Philemon: A Handbook on the Greek Text
- Author: Constantine R. Campbell
- Series: Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament
- Publisher: Baylor University Press
- Print Publication Date: 2013
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Colossians › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. Philemon › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9781481304955, 9781602582927, 9781481302470, 148130495, 1602582920, 1481302477, 148130495X
- Resource ID: LLS:HBKGKTXT72COL
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T16:35:21Z
Constantine R. Campbell (PhD, Macquarie University) is the author of several books on the New Testament and Ancient Greek, including Paul and Union with Christ—the 2014 Christianity Today Book of the Year in Biblical Studies. He is Professor and Associate Research Director at the Sydney College of Divinity, and was previously Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Illinois) and senior lecturer in New Testament at Moore Theological College (Sydney). Dr Campbell lives in Canberra, Australia. His website is found here.