Illustration; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Chapter One Introduction and History of Research; Chapter Two On Determining Allusions and Echoes: Definitions and Methodology; Chapter Three The Scriptures of Israel in Colossians 1:3-8: The Echo of Genesis 1:28 in 1:6; Chapter Four The Scriptures of Israel in Colossians 1:9-14: The Echo of Isaiah 11:2, 9 in 1:9-10; Chapter Five The Scriptures of Israel in Colossians 1:9-14: The Echo of the Exodus Motif in 1:12-14
Summary
The introduction of literary intertextuality into biblical studies has led to both discovery and dilemma. This study proposes new definitions of 'allusion' and 'echo' and a methodology on how to detect them, using the neglected letter of "Colossians" as a test case
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-292) and indexes
