P. Derek Overfield PhD Thesis - Research@StAndrews:FullText

. t t t' 29
1n erpre a 10n.
We accept though that the possibility
exists that the author in Colossians was, with
~~~~~ , using a slogan that had first been used by
the false teachers at Colossae with whom he was in
debate.
If this is the case, and it is by no means
certain,30 then it must be agreed that the author has
in Colossians given it an entirely new nuance so
that the word "emphasises the fact that the divine
fulness of love and power acts and rules in all its
perfection through Christ ". 31
2.3.2 Col 2:9
In contrast to 1:19 our discussion a:: this
point does not need to centre around the actual ~ord
. , its significance is clearly the same as
in the first reference.
But the verse as a whole
has an associated problem, the interpretation of
The possible solutions are well documented
by C.F.D. Moule 32 and can be summarised as
follows:
(a)
'as an organised body', i.e.
the fulness of the Godhead is
gathered into one 'organism'
in Christ.
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