Book Of Colossians 1: 9-14: An Analysis

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In conclusion, the research has ascertained the context, meaning and significance of the passage from the book of Colossians 1:9-14. While the debate lingers over the chiastic literary elements, more and more scholars acknowledge them as valid in an exegesis of the text. However, this acceptance does not confer a license to concoct chiasms and their meaning from without but within scholarly criteria. Moreover, the chiasm has had much scholarly attention and scrutiny in the recent years. The research demonstrated the exegesis of the text with the literary element served to punctuate its meaning and thus its significance to the modern reader. Additionally, having Epaphras as the central element reveals an additional level of meaning to

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