Monday, April 17, 2006
Overly Complicated
Rather than agree with Pohill's statement that we overly simplify the letter of Colossians, I disagree. Based on the several arguements of Paul's opponents it seems as though we try to overly complicate it. Accepting Pohill's theory that this document may be a combination of several issues is more of a simplification. Trying to seperate Paul's opponents in to different categories makes things complicated, especially purposing different arguements for each. I like Pohill's thinking that this may be a combination of issues, but this doesn't really answer the problem at hand. Trying to decipher who his true opponents were based on the styling and vocabulary seems to more pin point the problem. This complicates the document, but searches for the true meaning behind it. Blessed are those who study text rather than topics, because they will inherit integrity.
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I think that the idea of complication may have run hand in in hand with Polhill's idea of simplification. Instead of narrowing everything down and making it particular to one group, there must be an answer that there could be more than one group. So I perceive that statement as meaning such. It might be something to consider.
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