T R Niles
Biographic Data
| ID | 9534337 |
|---|---|
| NAME | T R Niles |
| GIVEN NAMES | T R |
| FAMILY NAME | Niles |
| SIGNATURE | NILES T R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bern Bern Switzerland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Image of the Invisible God
In order to elucidate the specific contours of the image concept of Colossians, T.R. Niles situates the predication of Christ as the image of the invisible God in various ancient image discourses, such as those of Qumran, the Wisdom of Solomon, Philo, and Plutarch.
Image of the Invisible God
Given the human propensity for making and using various kinds of images, it is little surprise that religious-philosophical authors from various ancient cultures used the concept of an »image« when speaking of the divine. What does the author of Colossians mean to convey by calling Jesus Christ the »image of the invisible God«? Through an examination of various image discourses and a detailed exegetical study of Colossians 1:15-20, T.R. Niles sit…
Über Gott
Die Beiträge dieses Bandes nähern sich dem Thema der Gotteslehre aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven (Alttestamentliche und Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft, Kirchengeschichte, klassische Philologie, antike Religionsgeschichte, Judaistik, Systematische und Praktische Theologie). Sie ehren damit Reinhard Feldmeier, dessen biblisch-theologische Erkundungen zum Thema »Gott« stets antike und spätantike Religionsgeschichte einbeziehen und sich dabei durc…
Does the Stoic Body Have a Head
The interpretation of the Christology of Colossians in modern scholarship has depended to a certain extent upon an analysis of Stoic philosophy as a potential conceptual background for the affirmation in Col 1:18a that Christ is “the head of the body.” If the “body” spoken of here is the body of the cosmos as the Stoics understood it, then Christ must be its “cosmic head.” This article examines whether this works on Stoicism’s own terms; that is,…
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Does the Stoic Body Have a Head
The interpretation of the Christology of Colossians in modern scholarship has depended to a certain extent upon an analysis of Stoic philosophy as a potential conceptual background for the affirmation in Col 1:18a that Christ is “the head of the body.” If the “body” spoken of here is the body of the cosmos as the Stoics understood it, then Christ must be its “cosmic head.” This article examines whether this works on Stoicism’s own terms; that is,…
Über Gott
Die Beiträge dieses Bandes nähern sich dem Thema der Gotteslehre aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven (Alttestamentliche und Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft, Kirchengeschichte, klassische Philologie, antike Religionsgeschichte, Judaistik, Systematische und Praktische Theologie). Sie ehren damit Reinhard Feldmeier, dessen biblisch-theologische Erkundungen zum Thema »Gott« stets antike und spätantike Religionsgeschichte einbeziehen und sich dabei durc…
The Image of the Invisible God
In order to elucidate the specific contours of the image concept of Colossians, T.R. Niles situates the predication of Christ as the image of the invisible God in various ancient image discourses, such as those of Qumran, the Wisdom of Solomon, Philo, and Plutarch.
Image of the Invisible God
Given the human propensity for making and using various kinds of images, it is little surprise that religious-philosophical authors from various ancient cultures used the concept of an »image« when speaking of the divine. What does the author of Colossians mean to convey by calling Jesus Christ the »image of the invisible God«? Through an examination of various image discourses and a detailed exegetical study of Colossians 1:15-20, T.R. Niles sit…
Christology (3 works) · New Testament (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Ancient philosophy (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Colossians (2 works) · Image of God (2 works) · Pauline Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)