Paul S Letter To The Colossians

A verse-by-verse analysis and commentary on Paul's Letters to the Colossians and Philemon byrecognized biblical translation experts. Brings special attention to bear on critical words and phrases, explaining accepted interpretations, noting how various translations havehandled these passages, and often explaining the nuances of the Greek text.

This devotional commentary is written to stir up a love for the scripture. The book of Colossians is filled with powerful teaching and practical application for life. This short letter from the Apostle Paul reaches into the depths of the heart while also challenging our minds. We take a daily journey through its four chapters reading and praying through this letter while also asking questions to spur thinking on how to apply to our lives. Each day has scripture reading, a commentary on the passage, and questions for reflection.

The Knowing the Bible series is a resource designed to help Bible readers better understand and apply God’s Word. These 12-week study lead participants through books of the Bible and are made up of four basic components: (1) Reflection questions help readers engage the text at a deeper level; (2) “Gospel Glimpses” highlight the gospel of grace throughout the book; (3) “Whole-Bible Connections” show how any given passage connects to the Bible’s overarching story of redemption, culminating in Christ; and (4) “Theological Soundings” identify how historic orthodox doctrines are taught or reinforced throughout Scripture. With contributions from an array of influential pastors and church leaders, these gospel-centered studies will help Christians see and cherish the message of God’s grace on each and every page of the Bible. The books of Colossians and Philemon complement each other as two New Testament texts that gloriously display the gospel and its implications for how God’s people should live today. Written around the same time, both letters resonate with the apostle Paul’s overriding passion to magnify Jesus Christ as the supreme manifestation of God’s redemptive purposes.

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In this volume in the celebrated New International Greek Testament Commentary series, James D. G. Dunn, author of numerous well-received works on the historical origin and theological interpretation of the New Testament, provides detailed expositions of the text of Paul s letters to the Colossians and to Philemon. Dunn examines each of these letters within the context of the Jewish and Hellenistic cultures in the first century, and he discusses the place of Colossians and Philemon in the relationship between the Pauline mission and the early churches that received these letters. He places particular stress on the role of faith in Jesus Christ within and over against Judaism and on the counsel of these two important letters with regard to the shaping of human relationships in the community of faith.