Do we havae a problem with Colossians?
Paul, Colossians & Conjunctions Here I can mention a slim selection of his findings. How often does a book of Paul’s use adversative conjunctions? Galatians 84 times; Philippians 52; 1 Thessasonians 29; but Colossians only 9. Causal conjunctions? Galatians 45 times; Philippians 20; 1 Thessalonians 31; but Colossians only 9. Consecutive conjunctions? Galatians 16 times; Philippians 10; 1Thessalonians 12; but Colossians only 6. How often does the letter use a conjunction to introduce a statement (ὅτι, ὡς, πως etc.) Galatians 20 times; Philippians 19; 1 Thessalonians 11; but Colossians only 3. As a Fazit to part one, Bujard adds up conjunctions of all kind and indicates the percentage of their occurrence about all words used: Galatians 239 (10.7%); Philippians 138 (8.5%); 1 Thessalonians 126 (8.5%); Philemon 28 (8.4%), but Colossians only 63 (4%). The average in all the undisputed letters is 10.4%; in Col. it is 4%. Bujard then uses a different metric, adding up all ...