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.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
1m
Introduction and Background
Basic Hermeneutical Principles
2m
The Author of Colossians
5m
Finding Evidence for Pauline Authorship
5m
The Recipients of Colossians
2m
The Purpose and Form of an Epistle
8m
Comparing the Introduction Sections of New Testament Epistles
4m
The Contemporary Message of Colossians
3m
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession (Col 1:1–14)
Introduction to the Letter
2m
Paul’s Thanksgiving
6m
Finding All New Testament Prayers of Thanksgiving
4m
Paul’s Intercession
7m
The Role of Prayer in Paul’s Letters
2m
The Christ Hymn (Col 1:15–23)
Christology
1m
Hymns in the New Testament and Early Christianity
6m
Christ’s Cosmic Work in Creation
7m
Christ’s Cosmic Work in Redemption
6m
Exploring the Metaphor of “Head” in the Bible
4m
The Rhetorical Function of the Christ Hymn
5m
Paul’s Ethos Argument (Col 1:24–2:5)
Paul’s Authority
2m
The Role of Exemplars in Religious Antiquity
4m
Paul’s Vicarious Sufferings
5m
Researching Persecution in the Early Church
4m
Paul Proclaims God’s Mystery
7m
Paul’s Cosmic Proclamation
5m
Review and Introduction
3m
The Heart of Paul’s Letter (Col 2:6–15)
Walk in Him
6m
The Thesis Statement of Colossians
6m
Understanding and Searching for Occurrences of Causal Clauses
4m
Sharing in the Fullness of God
10m
Finding Prepositional Phrases Related to Union with Christ
4m
Sharing in Christ’s Death, Burial, and Resurrection
7m
The Defeat of Death, Sin, and Evil
3m
Futility and Fullness (Col 2:16–23)
The Situation in Colossae
11m
Christology Is All You Need
7m
Asceticism and Spiritual Arrogance
6m
Antidote to Error (Col 3:1–16)
Hidden with Christ
2m
A Practical Wisdom
6m
Rooted in the Messiah
5m
The Application of Christology
3m
The Believing Community
8m
The New Humanity
4m
The Characteristics of the New Community
9m
Researching Paul’s Use of Positive and Negative Imperatives
4m
Sanctification of the Ordinary Life (Col 3:17–4:6)