NT156 Understanding Easter: The Significance of the Resurrection
NT202 A Survey of Jewish History and Literature from the Second Temple Period
NT211 Introducing the Gospels and Acts: Their Background, Nature, and Purpose
NT221 The Wisdom of John: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on Johannine Literature
NT222 Introducing the Epistles and Revelation: Their Setting and Message
NT301 The Gospels as Ancient Biography: A Theological and Historical Perspective
NT314 Book Study: The Gospel of Matthew in Its Jewish Context
NT332 A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on Paul’s Letter to the Romans
NT340 Book Study: Paul’s Letter to the Galatians: The Gospel for Jew and Gentile
NT348 Book Study: Paul’s Letters to the Colossians and Philemon
NT364 Book Study: James
NT390 Jesus as Rabbi: The Jewish Context of the Life of Jesus
NT395 Perspectives on Paul: Reformation and the New Perspective
In this course, Dr. Joshua Jipp takes you through each passage of Colossians, identifying important themes such as Christ’s work in creation and redemption, our union with Christ, and sanctification. You’ll learn from Paul how to pray God-centered prayers of thanksgiving and intercession. You’ll better understand the role that Christology plays in Paul’s argumentation and how that Christology can shape our identity each and every day.
Dr. Jipp also provides background information on the church in Colossae and describes the challenges the Colossians may have been facing. He examines the genre as well—you’ll learn what an epistle is, why someone like Paul would write one, and what you should be looking for as you read.
Explain prominent themes found in Paul’s letter to the church in Colossae
Relate Paul’s instruction to the church to their historical setting
Interpret Paul’s epistles according to their genre
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
Basic Hermeneutical Principles
The Author of Colossians
Finding Evidence for Pauline Authorship
The Recipients of Colossians
The Purpose and Form of an Epistle
Comparing the Introduction Sections of New Testament Epistles
The Contemporary Message of Colossians
Introduction to the Letter
Paul’s Thanksgiving
Finding All New Testament Prayers of Thanksgiving
Paul’s Intercession
The Role of Prayer in Paul’s Letters
Christology
Hymns in the New Testament and Early Christianity
Christ’s Cosmic Work in Creation
Christ’s Cosmic Work in Redemption
Exploring the Metaphor of “Head” in the Bible
The Rhetorical Function of the Christ Hymn
Paul’s Authority
The Role of Exemplars in Religious Antiquity
Paul’s Vicarious Sufferings
Researching Persecution in the Early Church
Paul Proclaims God’s Mystery
Paul’s Cosmic Proclamation
Review and Introduction
Walk in Him
The Thesis Statement of Colossians
Understanding and Searching for Occurrences of Causal Clauses
Sharing in the Fullness of God
Finding Prepositional Phrases Related to Union with Christ
Sharing in Christ’s Death, Burial, and Resurrection
The Defeat of Death, Sin, and Evil
The Situation in Colossae
Christology Is All You Need
Asceticism and Spiritual Arrogance
Hidden with Christ
A Practical Wisdom
Rooted in the Messiah
The Application of Christology
The Believing Community
The New Humanity
The Characteristics of the New Community
Researching Paul’s Use of Positive and Negative Imperatives
Life under the Lordship of Christ
The Household Codes: Part 1
The Household Codes: Part 2
The Household Codes: Part 3
The Church’s Responsibilities
A Significant Ending
Letters and Envoys
A Family Identity
The Success of the Gospel
Christology as Antidote
The Root of Christian Behavior
A Guide for Prayer
Prayer for You
Title: NT347 Book Study: Paul’s Letter to the Colossians
Instructor: Joshua Jipp
Publisher: Lexham Press
Publication Date: 2015
Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
Courses: 1
Video Hours: 4
Dr. Joshua Jipp is assistant professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. His most recent scholarly work includes “Paul’s Areopagus Speech of Acts 17:16–34 as Both Critique and Propaganda” in the Journal of Biblical Literature, and Divine Visitations and Hospitality to Strangers in Luke–Acts: An Interpretation of the Malta Episode in Acts 28:1–10 (Brill). He’s currently working on a book on Pauline Christology for Fortress Press and the Two Horizons Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles for Eerdmans.