New Testament Christological Hymns, The »

A study of the hymnic and liturgical material in the New Testament which describes Christ's nature and person.

Preface; Abbreviations; Hymns in the New Testament;

Part I. Formal Analysis of the Hymns:

1. The New Testament Christological hymns;

Part II. The Current Status of the Investigation:
2. The Prologue of John;
3. Philippians ii. 6-11;
4. Colossians i. 15-20;
5. The shorter passages;

Part III. Historical Religious Background of the New Testament Christological Hymns:
6. The odes of Solomon;
7. The coptic gnostic literature from Nag Hammadi;
8. The Thanksgiving of the Wisdom School;
9. The New Testament Christological hymns as language; Bibliography; Index.