Colossians and Philemon : A New covenant commentary

Michael Bird's commentary on Colossians and Philemon in the New Covenant Commentary Series pays close attention to the socio-historical context, the flow and dynamics of the text, their argumentative strategy, theological message, and the meaning of Colossians and Philemon for the contemporary... Full description

Main Author:	Bird, Michael F.
Published:	Cambridge, England : Lutterworth Press, 2014
Series:	New covenant commentary series
Subjects:	BIBLE.N.T. - COLOSSIANS - COMMENTARIES. BIBLE.N.T. - PHILEMON - COMMENTARIES.
Online Access:	Full text - Book opens in ProQuest Ebook Central
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Table of Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright information; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction to Colossians and Philemon; Colossians; Letter Opening and Greeting (1:1-2); Thanksgiving and Intercession: The Prayer of Paul for the Colossians (1:3-14); The Supremacy of Messiah in Creation and Reconciliation: The Christ Hymn (1:15-20); Reconciliation and the Colossians (1:21-23); Paul's Service: Messianic Woes, Messianic Mission, and the Messianic Mystery (1:24-2:7); Engaging the Empty Deceit of a Mystic Judaism in a Hell enistic Philo sophical Garb (2:8-23). Transformed and Renewed: New Creation and the New Life (3:1-17)Christian Houses in Pagan Cities (3:18-4:1); Closing Wo rds of Exhortation from a Missionary Friend (4:2-18); Philemon; Letter Opening, Greeting, and Thanksgiving (1-7); The Pathos and Persuasion of the Apostle (8-22); Paul's Final Greetings to Philemon (23-25); Bibliography; Back Cover.

Colossians and Philemon : A New covenant commentary

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