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Podcast: Restitutio
Episode: 612. Colossians 1.16: Old Creation or New Creation? (Sean Finnegan)
Description: How should we understand the words, “in him all things were created” in Col 1.16? Although commonly taken to mean Christ created the universe, this view has contextual, structural, and exegetical problems. In what follows I’ll name six problems with old-creation readings before laying out why a new creation approach makes sense. I presented this talk at the 2025 Unitarian Christian Alliance (UCA) conference in Uxbridge, England. Scroll down to see the full-length paper, audio podcast, and full video.
For those listening to the audio, here’s a quick reference to Colossians 1.15-20
Strophe 1 (Col 1.15-18a)
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