Colossians - Background

Paul Bound, the Gospel Unbound: Letters from Prison (Colossians, Ephesians and Philemon, then later, Philippians) Date

A. The date of Colossians is linked to one of Paul’s imprisonments (Ephesus, Philippi, Caesarea, or Rome). A Roman imprisonment best fits the facts of Acts.

Paul Bound, the Gospel Unbound: Letters from Prison (Colossians, Ephesians and Philemon, then later, Philippians) Date

Colossians

early 60’s

Paul Bound, the Gospel Unbound: Letters from Prison (Colossians, Ephesians and Philemon, then later, Philippians) Date

Colossians

early 60’s

Paul Bound, the Gospel Unbound: Letters from Prison (Colossians, Ephesians and Philemon, then later, Philippians) Opening Statements

The heresy at Colossae was an unusual mixture of Greek philosophy (gnosticism) and Judaism.

Paul Bound, the Gospel Unbound: Letters from Prison (Colossians, Ephesians and Philemon, then later, Philippians) Opening Statements

The cosmic Lordship of Jesus is the central theme (cf. 1:15–17