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Durch einen diskursanalytischen Vergleich ordnet T.R. Niles die Prädikation von Christus als »Bild des unsichtbaren Gottes« in verschiedene antike Bilderdiskurse ein (u.a. Qumran, Sapientia Salomonis , Philon und Plutarch), um die besonderen Konturen des Bildbegriffs im Kolosserbrief zutage zu fördern.InhaltsübersichtIntroduction A. Homo Pictor?B. Working Assumptions of the StudyC. Outline of the Study Chapter 1: Image Discourses A. The Hebrew Bible and the Dead Sea ScrollsB. Plato of AthensC. The Wisdom of SolomonD. Philo of AlexandriaE. Plutarch of ChaeroneaF. Dio Chrysostom's Olympic Discourse (Oratio 12)G. Three Stoics of the First Century A.D.H. The Apostle PaulI. Image Discourses: Résumé Chapter 2: Exegetical Prolegomena for Colossians 1:15–20 A. Textual CriticismB. Origin of the TextC. Anatomy of the Text Chapter 3: Exegesis of Colossians 1:15–20 A. Verses 15–16: What is the »Image of the Invisible God«?B. Verse 17: The Supremacy of ChristC. Verse 18a: The Head of the Body, Which is the ChurchD. Verses 18b-20: Restorative Reconciliation Chapter 4: Colossians among its Contemporaries A. The Image Concept of ColossiansB. Situating Colossians in the Image Discourse of the First Century A.D.C. Résumé Concluding Reflections: »As We Catch Sight of the Sun in the Water« A. The Problematic Nature of ImagesB. Inclusion in the Image: A Positive Estimation of the Discrepancy between Model and ImageC. All Things Hold Together in Him
Given the human propensity for making and using various kinds of images, it is little surprise that religious-philosophical authors from various ancient cultures used the concept of an »image« when speaking of the divine. What does the author of Colossians mean to convey by calling Jesus Christ the »image of the invisible God«? Through an examination of various image discourses and a detailed exegetical study of Colossians 1:15–20, T.R. Niles situates the image concept of Colossians within the image discourse of the first century A.D. and elucidates its specific contours.Survey of contentsIntroduction A. Homo Pictor?B. Working Assumptions of the StudyC. Outline of the Study Chapter 1: Image Discourses A. The Hebrew Bible and the Dead Sea ScrollsB. Plato of AthensC. The Wisdom of SolomonD. Philo of AlexandriaE. Plutarch of ChaeroneaF. Dio Chrysostom's Olympic Discourse (Oratio 12)G. Three Stoics of the First Century A.D.H. The Apostle PaulI. Image Discourses: Résumé Chapter 2: Exegetical Prolegomena for Colossians 1:15–20 A. Textual CriticismB. Origin of the TextC. Anatomy of the Text Chapter 3: Exegesis of Colossians 1:15–20 A. Verses 15–16: What is the »Image of the Invisible God«?B. Verse 17: The Supremacy of ChristC. Verse 18a: The Head of the Body, Which is the ChurchD. Verses 18b-20: Restorative Reconciliation Chapter 4: Colossians among its Contemporaries A. The Image Concept of ColossiansB. Situating Colossians in the Image Discourse of the First Century A.D.C. Résumé Concluding Reflections: »As We Catch Sight of the Sun in the Water« A. The Problematic Nature of ImagesB. Inclusion in the Image: A Positive Estimation of the Discrepancy between Model and ImageC. All Things Hold Together in Him