SBJT 17/3 (Fall 2013)
Editorial: The Glory of Christ in Colossians
Proclaiming Christ as Lord: Colossians 1:15–20
“If You Continue in the Faith” (Colossians 1:21-23): An Exegetical- Theological Exercise in Syntax, Discourse, and Performative Speech
Introduction A generation ago, when blacksmith shops were still common in villages, Robert Shank aptly observed that Colossians 1:21-23 is one of several Scripture passages over which one could affix the sign: “All kinds of fancy twistings and turnings done here.” ((Robert Shank, Life in the Son (2nd ed., 16th printing; Springfield, MO: Westcott, 1976),…