Peacemaking through Blood in Colossians

Chapter 1: Pax Romana as a Viable Graeco-Roman Frame
A. Introduction: Parta victoriis pax
B. Pax Romana: A Brief Overview
C. Pax Romana in Asia Minor: The Availability of the Frame
D. Conclusion: Peace by Blood

Chapter 2: Pax Romana and Peacemaking Through Blood in Colossians
A. Introduction: Pax Romana and the Peace of Christ
B. Identifying the Frames
C. God's Triumph in Christ: Colossians 2.15
D. Christ's Peace and God's Triumph on the Cross - Colossians 1.20b and 2.15 in Context
E. The Transforming Power of the Metaphor
F. Conclusion: The Triumph of Christ's Peace

Chapter 3: Rîb-Controversy as a Viable Jewish Frame
A. Introduction: Reconciliation in the Jewish Conceptual World
B. Rîb-controversy in the Old Testament
C. The "Rîb-Pattern" as a Conceptual Frame
D. Conclusion: The Re-establishment of Peace

Chapter 4: Courtroom Controversy in Isaiah and Maccabees
A. Introduction: God's Servant's "Blood"
B. Deutero-Isaiah: Considerations on Method and Delimitations
C. Israel's Deliverance as Second Exodus in Deutero-Isaiah
D. Courtroom Controversy in the Book of Isaiah
E. Blood and Peace in The Maccabean Martyrology
F. Conclusion: Peace by the "Blood" of God's Servant

Chapter 5: Peacemaking Through Blood in Colossians 1.20b: Christ's Cosmic Peace
A. Introduction: Superior Blood, Superior Peace
B. The Thematic Structure of Colossians 1.12-23: A Brief Appraisal
C. Second Exodus Frame in Colossians 1.12-14
D. Deutero-Isaiah Frames in Colossians
E. The Maccabean Martyrology Frame in Colossians
F. The Transforming Power of the Metaphor
G. Conclusion: Peace at Last