{"product_id":"colossians-remixed-subverting-the-empire-paperback","title":"Colossians Remixed: Subverting the Empire - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian J. Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSylvia C. Keesmaat\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHave we really heard the message of Colossians?\u003c\/b\u003e Is this New Testament book just another religious text whose pretext is an ideological grab for dominating power? Reading Colossians in context, ancient and contemporary, can perhapsgive us new ears to hear. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this innovative and refreshing book Brian J. Walsh and Sylvia C. Keesmaat explain our own sociocultural context to then help us get into the world of the New Testament and get a sense of the power of the gospel asit addressed those who lived in Colossae two thousand years ago. Their reading presents us with a radical challenge from the apostle Paul for today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing together biblical scholarship with a passion for authentic lives that embody the gospel, this groundbreaking interpretation of Colossians provides us with tools to subvert the empire of our own context in a way that acknowledges the transforming power of Jesus Christ. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian J. Walsh serves as the Christian Reformed Church chaplain to the University of Toronto. With Richard J. Middleton, he wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Transforming Vision\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTruth Is Stranger Than It Used to Be\u003c\/i\u003e (both IVP). He is also the authorof \u003ci\u003eLangdon Gilkey\u003c\/i\u003e (University Press of America, 1992) and \u003ci\u003eSubversive Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e (Alta Vista College Press, 1994).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSylvia C. Keesmaat is adjunct professor of biblical studies and hermeneutics at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto. She wrote two articles for the \u003ci\u003eIVP Women's Bible Commentary, \u003c\/i\u003e and she wrote the book \u003ci\u003ePaul and His Story\u003c\/i\u003e (Sheffield, 1999). She is also editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Advent of Justice\u003c\/i\u003e (Dordt College Press, 1994).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.98 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52740431184179,"sku":"9780830827381","price":48.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/JMWGxiwp-B9780830827381.webp?v=1781562670","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/colossians-remixed-subverting-the-empire-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}