This
is short notice, but the paper outlined below sounds very interesting. It’s
scheduled to take place next Tuesday at King’s College London.
Brian Curry will be
presenting his paper
Title: Things
Hold Together: The Grain of the Universe According to Colossians 1
Abstract:
As Colin Gunton points
out, although the New Testament says surprisingly much about Christ and
Creation, much ancient and modern theological ontology derives its categories
more from interaction with philosophy (Graeco-Roman and otherwise) than from
the Bible. Recent NT scholarship has brought the NT’s own categories into
better focus again, and none more so than Sean McDonough’s monograph, Christ as Creator. This paper draws on McDonough’s extensive exegetical work to
begin to show what difference it makes for theology if we allow the grain of
the New Testament to shape our account of the grain of the universe. The result
is that our doctrine of creation becomes centered on the person of Jesus the
Messiah, rather than on an abstract principle such as ‘wisdom’ or ‘logos.’
Focusing on Colossians 1, we see how messianic categories and scriptural echoes
help to clarify ontology. Things hold together, Colossians teaches, because the
Creator-Messiah wants them to. Broadly, we are encouraged to consider a Christotelic
ontology in which the universe was made (and made new) for covenant
relationship between God and creatures.
And God made us to his own image and for his wonderful purpose and to show love over us in Jesus name and the word made us again new creation by the Holy Spirit to to be our new life in holiness and in heavenly realm in Christ,thanks and bless and pray,keijo sweden
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