Colossians and Philemon

A Handbook on the Greek Text

Constantine R. Campbell

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PRESS

© 2013 by Baylor University Press

Waco, Texas 76798-7363

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Scripture translations are the author’s.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Campbell, Constantine R.

Colossians and Philemon: a handbook on the Greek text / Constantine R. Campbell.

144 pages cm.—(Baylor handbook on the Greek New Testament)

Summary: “Analysis of the Greek text of Colossians and Philemon”—Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-60258-292-7 (pbk.)

1. Bible. N.T. Colossians—Criticism, Textual. 2. Bible. N.T. Colossians Greek—Versions. 3. Bible. Philemon—Criticism, Textual. 4. Bible. Philemon Greek—Versions. I. Title.

BS2715.52.C36 2013

227’.70486—dc23

2012048987

BHGNT

Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament

Martin M. Culy

General Editor

To the faculty of Moore College

CONTENTS

Series Introduction

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

Colossians 1:1–2

Colossians 1:3–8

Colossians 1:9–14

Colossians 1:15–20

Colossians 1:21–23

Colossians 1:24–29

Colossians 2:1–5

Colossians 2:6–15

Colossians 2:16–19

Colossians 2:20–23

Colossians 3:1–4

Colossians 3:5–11

Colossians 3:12–17

Colossians 3:18–4:1

Colossians 4:2–6

Colossians 4:7–9

Colossians 4:10–14

Colossians 4:15–18

Philemon 1–3

Philemon 4–7

Philemon 8–16

Philemon 17–22

Philemon 23–25

Glossary

Bibliography

Grammar Index

Author Index

SERIES INTRODUCTION

The Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament (BHGNT) is designed to guide new readers and seasoned scholars alike through the intricacies of the Greek text. Each handbook provides a verse-by-verse treatment of the biblical text. Unlike traditional commentaries, however, the BHGNT makes little attempt to expound on the theological meaning or significance of the document under consideration. Instead, the handbooks serve as “prequels” to commentary proper. They provide readers of the New Testament with a foundational analysis of the Greek text upon which interpretation may then be established. Readers of traditional commentaries are sometimes dismayed by the fact that even those that are labeled “exegetical” or “critical” frequently have little to say about the mechanics of the Greek text and all too often completely ignore the more perplexing grammatical issues. In contrast, the BHGNT offers an accessible and comprehensive, though not exhaustive, treatment of the Greek New Testament, with particular attention given to the grammar of the text. In order to make the handbooks more user-friendly, authors have only selectively interacted with secondary literature. Where there is significant debate on an issue, the handbooks provide ...