The Image of the Invisible God

Born 1989; 2021 PhD in Theology at the University of Bern; postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for New Testament Studies of the University of Bern.

• IntroductionA. Homo Pictor?B. Working Assumptions of the StudyC. Outline of the StudyChapter 1: Image DiscoursesA. The Hebrew Bible and the Dead Sea ScrollsB. Plato of AthensC. The Wisdom of SolomonD. Philo of AlexandriaE. Plutarch of ChaeroneaF. Dio Chrysostom's Olympic Discourse ( Oratio 12)G. Three Stoics of the First Century A.D.H. The Apostle PaulI. Image Discourses: RésuméChapter 2: Exegetical Prolegomena for Colossians 1:15-20A. Textual CriticismB. Origin of the TextC. Anatomy of the TextChapter 3: Exegesis of Colossians 1:15-20A. Verses 15-16: What is the "Image of the Invisible God"?B. Verse 17: The Supremacy of ChristC. Verse 18a: The Head of the Body, Which is the ChurchD. Verses 18b-20: Restorative ReconciliationChapter 4: Colossians among its ContemporariesA. The Image Concept of ColossiansB. Situating Colossians in the Image Discourse of the First Century A.D.C. RésuméConcluding Reflections: "As We Catch Sight of the Sun in the Water"A. The Problematic Nature of ImagesB. Inclusion in the Image: A Positive Estimation of the Discrepancy between Model and ImageC. All Things Hold Together in Him