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Michael Bird’s commentary on Colossians and Philemon in the New Covenant Commentary Series pays close attention to the socio-historical context, the flow and dynamics of the text, their argumentative strategy, theological message, and the meaning of Colossians and Philemon for the contemporary church today. Bird situates Colossians in the context of Paul’s Ephesian ministry and describes how Paul...

Heb 1:3, where Jesus is the “radiance” and “exact replica” of God’s glory and being; and obviously 2 Cor. 4:4, where the glorious Christ is the “image of God.” The key ideas are representation and manifestation.17 The mention of image also relates back to Gen 1:26–27 where Adam and Eve were the bearers of the divine image. What the imago Dei (image of God) exactly is remains disputed by theologians. Since kings in the ancient Near East were supposed to be the image or shadow of God, it may mean no
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