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[German Version] I. Introductory Questions – II. Religio-historical Background – III. Theological Significance I. Introductory Questions Colossians bears the characteristcs of a letter, as the framework shows (prescript 1:1–2, postscript 4:7–18). After a longer exordium (1:3–23), which concludes with a partitio announcing the themes to be discussed (1:21–23), the body of the letter takes up these themes in reverse order: A (1:24–2:5), Paul's struggles on behalf of the gospel; B (2:6–23), faithfulness to the gospel he has received; C (3:1–4:6), the holiness of the faithful. Th…