Christopher R. Seitz
Author of Isaiah 1-39 (Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching & Preaching)
About the Author
Christopher R. Seitz (PhD, Yale University) is professor of biblical interpretation at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, and the author or editor of numerous books.
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Works by Christopher R. Seitz
Prophecy and Hermeneutics: Toward a New Introduction to the Prophets (Studies in Theological Interpretation) (2007) 142 copies
The Goodly Fellowship of the Prophets: The Achievement of Association in Canon Formation (2009) 90 copies
Zion's Final Destiny: The Development of the Book of Isaiah : A Reassessment of Isaiah 36-39 (1991) 26 copies
The Bible as Christian Scripture: The Work of Brevard S. Childs (Biblical Scholarship in North America) (2013) — Editor; Contributor — 23 copies
Nicene Christianity 1 copy
Associated Works
The Redemption: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on Christ as Redeemer (2004) — Contributor — 38 copies
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The author does well at remaining within the confines of the Brazos Theological Commentary paradigm and does not seem to mind them at all. He begins with a defense for a canonical reading of Colossians and makes much of its canonical placement. He defends Pauline authorship of the letter well, pointing out the specificity of the people mentioned towards the end of the letter and frames it as the mature reflections of Paul to a congregation who has never met him and never will.
Most of the commentary maintains the continuity of how the text has been understood generally. He believes that what we deem as Ephesians is also the substance of the letter to the Laodiceans; he suggests that the "opponents" of Colossians 2 are not necessarily immediately persons within or influencing the congregation there but are representative of the types of dangers around which might influence the Colossian Christians at any time.
A solid commentary, although the author seems to see DNA everywhere. Worth consideration.
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