Colossians 1:11-20
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- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Chapter XXIV of The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Clement of Rome (ca. 96).
- Chapter I, The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). (Longer Version only - 4th cent interpolation)
- Chapter XII of the Epistle of Barnabas. (ca. 130)
- Similitude IX.12, Shepherd of Hermas. (c.145)
- I.IV.5, II.XXII.4, III.XVI.3, IV.XX.2, V.II.2, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter IX, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
- V.10, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- I.16, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 207)
- Chapter XVI, Against the Valentinians, Tertullian (c. 210)
- V.19, V.20, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
- Chapter VII, Against Praxeas, Tertullian (c. 213)
- I.I.8, I.II.1, 5, I.VII.1, II.IV.3, II.IX.4, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
- IV.Summary.30, IV.Summary.37, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen / Rufinus (c.230)
- VI.LXIV, VII.XXVII, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- III.41, III.46, Against the Heathen, Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 318.
- Statement of Faith, Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 330.
- Commentary by St John Chrysostom: Homily III.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- Christ the Head of the Body, from The Poor Man's Portions, Robert Hawker, c. 1800.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
Colossians 1:11-20, Mariam Kammell, Christ the King, Preaching
This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- "Because of the cross, we can live in great confidence and joy that all the things that are so wrong will be made right and that Christ has already begun putting all things right. By inviting us into his kingdom, we are partners and co-inheritors of all things made right, and so we should work for justice and the righting of wrongs; we should work for peace and reconciliation, but we do these things because we know that all of this will be done in Christ."
- "The Death of Thanksgiving," Henry G. Brinton, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2013. (Video: What people are thankful for).
- "Is Thanksgiving dead? Not as long as Jesus Christ is alive among us, at the center of creation and the community of faith. But it is our job to respond by giving thanks for the gifts of forgiveness, for the gifts of the world, and for the gifts of the church."
- "It's (Not) My Life," Alan Brehm, The Waking Dreamer, 2013.
- "When we live out of the perspective that we are accepted by God, then we can be freed from the need to find meaning and value to our lives by competing with others in a win-lose game. Then we can find true freedom though giving ourselves away in love and living in community with God’s whole creation."
- "Reading God's Creation," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Caring for Creation," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2013. Focus article, "The Book of the Word: Reading God's Creation," Elizabeth Theokritoff. (Colossians 1)
- Commentary,
Colossians 1:11-20, Sally A. Brown, Christ the King, Preaching
This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "One approach to preaching on this text is to focus on verses 11-14 and the import of these divine actions."
-
First
Thoughts on Year C Epistle Passages in the Lectionary,"
Christ the King, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
- "Our joy is then not the power of influence and control, but that love flows and change happens."
- "Image-Saturated Lives," Mary Hinkle Shore, Pilgrim Preaching, 2010.
- "Pax Romana required the killing of tens of thousands, including Jesus, for various infractions of Roman order. Jesus, as he is being murdered, does the work of true reconciliation."
-
"Image of the Invisible?" Russell Rathbun, The Hardest Question,
2010.
- "What does it mean to be the image of the invisible God?"
- Colossians 1:11-20, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Reign of Christ C, Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
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"Christ the King, Christ the Head," Paul Bellan-Boyer, City
Called Heaven, 2010.
- "Christ?s body does not end at the neck any more than his life ended at the tomb."
- "The Christian Way of Knowing," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Where Wisdom is Found," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2009. (Colossians 1:15-20) Focus article, "The Christian Way of Knowing," Jonathan R. Wilson.
- "The Meaning of Vocation," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Vocation," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2004.
-
"The
Person and Work of Christ,"
Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes.
- "What does this passage tell us about the church?"
- "Loosening Our Grip," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Mysticism," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2005.
- "Firstborn Over All," Steven M. Baugh, in Kerux: The Online Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed).
- Commentary,
Colossians 1:11-20, Mariam Kammell, Christ the King, Preaching
This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Behr, John,
"Colossians 1:13-20: A Chiastic Reading," St Vladimir's Theological
Quarterly, 1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Brueggemann, Walter, "A New King and a New Order,"
The Christian Century, 1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Helyer, Larry L, "Arius Revisited:
The Firstborn over all Creation (Col 1:15)," Journal of the
Evangelical Theological Society, 1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Helyer, Larry L., "Cosmic Christology
and Col 1:15-20," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society,
1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Krause, Deborah,
"Keeping It Real: The Image of God in the New Testament,"
Interpretation, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lamp, Jeffrey S., "Wisdom in Col
1:15-20: Contribution and Significance," Journal of the Evangelical
Theological Society, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Maier, Harry O.,
"A Sly Civility: Colossians and Empire," Journal for the Study of the
New Testament, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Marty, Peter W., "Super Glue," The
Christian Century, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Okure, Teresa, "'In Him All Things
Hold Together': A Missiological Reading of Colossians 1:15-20,"
International Review of Mission, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Roth, Robert Paul, "Christ and the Powers of
Darkness: Lessons from Colossians," Word & World, 1986.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Schweizer, Eduard, "Colossians
1:15-20," Review & Expositor, 1990.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Shogren, Gary S., "Presently Entering the Kingdom of
Christ: The Background and Purpose of Col 1:12-14," Journal of the
Evangelical Theological Society, 1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Toews, John E., "Moving from
Centrifugal to Centripetal: A Sermon on Col 1:15-20," Direction,
1995.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Toews, John E., "The Politics of Confession,"
Direction, 2009.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Toolan, David S., "Praying in a Post-Einsteinian
Universe," Cross Currents, 1996/97.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Van der Watt, JG, "Colossians 1:3-12 Considered as an
Exordium," Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 1986.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Behr, John,
"Colossians 1:13-20: A Chiastic Reading," St Vladimir's Theological
Quarterly, 1996.
- Sermons:
- "Moving from Centrifugal to Centripetal: A Sermon on Col 1:15-20," John E. Toews, Direction, 1995.
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Proper 26, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2013. 2010.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," November 24, 2013, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: Colossians 1:11-20 and The Beautiful World that God Made by Rhonda Gowler Greene. 2010.
- "The First Person to Rise from the Dead," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- "In the Beginning," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Colossians 1:15, Colossians 1:20, Colossians 1:20, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Colossians 1:16, Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds.
- Making Lunch, After Eden Cartoons, Dan Lietha, Answers in Genesis.
- Hymns and Music:
- "Bless Christ Through Whom All Things Are Made," Hymn based on Colossians 1:15-18, Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia, 2012.
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Colossians 1:15, 18, 20. The Cyber Hymnal.
- "Colossians Hymn," Jay C. Treat, The Christian Church in Pennsylvania.
- "When We See the Son," Colossians 1:15-20, scripture texts set to music, Peter L. Haynes, Long Green Valley Church.
- "His Spirit Dwells in Me," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, a new, relevant hymn set to traditional tunes.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Colossians
