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This epistle contains some of the most profound Christology in the NT. It unites creation, which is the presupposition of all theology, with Christology, which is the heart and center of all theology. The true doctrine of Christ, the risen and exalted Lord over the entire creation, refutes the false christologies circulating in Colossae, variations of which continue to compete against the true...

(“flesh”). Such a manner of speaking may be rooted in passages of the Hebrew Scriptures that describe forgiveness and salvation as the putting on of new, clean garments (Is 52:1; 61:10; Zech 3:1–5). These NT terms may further reflect (or perhaps later gave rise to) a practice of removing one’s old garments in order to receive the Sacrament of Baptism, after which the baptized then put on a new, clean garment. This practice is clearly attested in post-apostolic times.22 The case for this identification
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