Colossae, Colossians, Philemon: the interface
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Colossae and a material life -- The beginnings of modern material awareness of Colossae -- Colossae in the ancient material world -- The elision of Colossae from materialist investigation. --...
| Summary: | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Colossae and a material life -- The beginnings of modern material awareness of Colossae -- Colossae in the ancient material world -- The elision of Colossae from materialist investigation. -- Restoring Colossae to material existence. -- Restoring Second Testament letters to a material context -- A skeletal overview -- Chapter One | Colossae, a name in search of a city -- The testimonia -- Toponymy and other confusions -- Topography and other confusions -- Inscriptions and a possible material mooring for Colossae -- The undervalued potential of numismatics -- Destruction as an explanation -- Rethinking Chonai and Colossae -- Confirmation of location and continuing life from material witness -- Chapter Two | Colossae, a city in search of a name -- The punishment of Colossae -- A colossal segue -- Relocating Colossae again -- The name in material culture -- Confronting a toponym with different spellings -- A Phrygian explanation? -- A colossal explanation -- The Hittite/Luwian option -- The appropriation of a colossal etymology -- The opening of the letter to the Colossians and heliotic Colossae -- Chapter Three | Holding together city and country -- Herodotos and the first literary glimpse of Colossae -- An early inscription from Colossae's territory -- The foundation of Laodikeia and the reduction of Colossae's territory -- A dispute over fishing rights -- The twin rivers on the coins of two cities -- Exploring Colossae's territory -- A view from the village -- Foundation myths, festival markets and territory cohesion -- A Colossian foundation narrative -- An alternate foundation story for the Christ-followers at Colossae -- Chapter Four | Rivals and Neighbors: competing Cities in the Lycus Valley -- Bronze coins and the costs of civic life. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (815 pages) |
| ISBN: | 364750002X |