Melos as Melody: Moral Formation through Musical Metaphor in Colossians, Philo, and Ignatius of Antioch

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Chapter 11 Melos as Melody: Moral Formation through Musical Metaphor in Colossians, Philo, and Ignatius of Antioch

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Pages:: 195–221

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004529205_012

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In Colossians 3:5 the author exhorts his readers to “Put to death τὰ µέλη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.” Throughout the history of interpretation, the noun µέλος has most often been taken to refer to “earthly members” (KJV, NASB) or more generally to “what is earthly in you” (NRSV). This chapter argues that µέλος is best translated “melody” in Colossians where it operates within a musical metaphor to express ethical realities. Two comparable musical and ethical usages of µέλος are offered and interpreted from Philo of Alexandria and Ignatius of Antioch. Finally, an assessment is provided which argues that the grammatical-historical exegetical method exhibited in the chapter should be considered as a key methodological model and instrument for spiritually formative theological interpretation of Scripture.

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Theological Interpretation of Scripture as Spiritual Formation

Series: Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume: 206

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004529205

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 15 Dec 2022

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