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

y the believer (2:6f).
In this exaltation, which is
precisely how the author pictures the resurrectionascension
process, Christ represented the Many in his
work of salvation.
The same process of resurrectionascension
has been achieved
in potentia by the
believer in that, in faith, he is incorporated into
Christ and thus the corporate body of believers now
represent Christ through the Church by means of which
the salvific work of Christ is made effective.
From the above discussion two things are
evident. First, the interpretation of 1tA.npW!-lOo does
not appear to be dependent upon any external source
but is controlled by the use and significance of
1:A.y]po'UV
Secondly, our explanation of 1:23, in that
it relies on the doctrine of inclusive personality,
strongly suggests that the author and recipients of the
epistle were aware of the idea of unity -
the unity between Christ and his Church -
in this case
which 1tA.npw~a.
conveyed in the traditions that are at the source of
the verse.
2.4.2. Eph 3:19
If there is any unity of meaning between
this text and the 1tA.fJ~
texts of Colossians then
the phrase
refers to the condition
,
to which Christians are destined to be brought.
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