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While the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament has captured the attention of biblical scholars over the years, no study has been devoted to the presence of Scripture in Colossians, largely because there are no explicit quotations in Colossians. With the introduction of literary intertextuality into the discipline, however, scholars have begun to devote more attention to the NT authors’ less explicit references to Scripture, often labelled as ‘allusions’ and/or ‘echoes.’ Scholars, however, continue to debate what constitutes an allusion or echo, or how one validates a given proposal as such. This study proposes new definitions of these terms and offers a methodology on how to detect and validate them, using Colossians as a test case.
Price: $224.00
Pages: 362
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Biblical Interpretation Series
Publication Date:
29 October 2008
ISBN: 9789004170810
Format: Hardcover
"Beetham has presented the pertinent materials and given his arguments in such a way that a reader of his book can easily pinpoint where he or she agrees or disagrees, and that is no small merit" – Maarten J.J. Menken, in: RBL, 2009
"... this is an important book for those studying the use of the Hebrew Bible in the New Testament. Its attention to method and its careful study of the interpretive history of many texts make a genuine contribution. All who address the question of the use of Scripture in the New Testament will need to be familiar with this work, including its pattern of addressing the question" – Jerry L. Sumney, in: Biblical Interpretation, 2010
"Whereas many studies in this area lack definitional rigour and metholodlogical awareness, one of the refreshing aspects of Beethams' monograph is that it addresses both of these aspects in a clear manner, aw well as self-consciously situating itself within this burgeoning sub-discipline. ... a measured study..." – Paul Foster, in: Expository Times 122/3 (December 2010)
"... this is an important book for those studying the use of the Hebrew Bible in the New Testament. Its attention to method and its careful study of the interpretive history of many texts make a genuine contribution. All who address the question of the use of Scripture in the New Testament will need to be familiar with this work, including its pattern of addressing the question" – Jerry L. Sumney, in: Biblical Interpretation, 2010
"Whereas many studies in this area lack definitional rigour and metholodlogical awareness, one of the refreshing aspects of Beethams' monograph is that it addresses both of these aspects in a clear manner, aw well as self-consciously situating itself within this burgeoning sub-discipline. ... a measured study..." – Paul Foster, in: Expository Times 122/3 (December 2010)
Christopher A. Beetham, Ph.D. (2005) in Biblical Theology, Wheaton College Graduate School, is assistant professor of biblical studies at the Evangelical Theological College and assistant professor of New Testament at the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology, both in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.