Colossians and Philemon
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The Letters to the

COLOSSIANS

and to

PHILEMON

Douglas J. Moo

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Grand Rapids, Michigan / Cambridge, U.K.

© 2008 Douglas J. Moo

All rights reserved

First published 2008

in the United States of America by

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

2140 Oak Industrial Drive N.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505 /

P.O. Box 163, Cambridge CB3 9PU U.K.

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and in the United Kingdom by

apollos

Norton Street, Nottingham,

England NG7 3HR

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Moo, Douglas J.

The letters to the Colossians and to Philemon / Douglas J. Moo.

p. cm.—(Pillar New Testament commentary)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN 978-0-8028-3727-1 (cloth: alk. paper)

1. Bible. N.T. Colossians—Commentaries.

2. Bible. N.T. Philemon—Commentaries. I. Title.

BS2715.53.M66 2008

227′.7077—dc22

2008011989

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Apollos ISBN 978-1-84474-341-4

Scriptures taken from the HOLY BIBLE: TODAY’S NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. TNIV®. Copyright © 2001, 2005 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of The Zondervan Corporation and the International Bible Society.

Contents

Editor’s Preface

Author’s Preface

Abbreviations

Texts and Translations

The Letter to the Colossians

Select Bibliography on Colossians

Commentaries

Other Works

Introduction to Colossians

I. To Whom Was Colossians Written? Colossae and the Colossians

II. Who Wrote the Letter? Authorship

III. When Was the Letter Written? Date and Place of Writing

IV. Why Was Colossians Written? The False Teaching

V. What Is Colossians Teaching? The Theology of the Letter

A. Christ

B. Cosmology and the Powers

C. The Church

D. The Gospel

E. Eschatology

F. The Christian Life

Commentary on Colossians

I. The Letter Opening: “Just as You Have Received Christ Jesus as Lord …” (1:1–2:5)

A. Prescript (1:1–2)

B. The Powerful Gospel of God’s Son (1:3–23)

1. The Evidence of the Gospel’s Power among the Colossians (Thanksgiving and Prayer) (1:3–14)

2. The Heart of the Gospel: The Supremacy of Christ in Creation and Redemption (1:15–20)

3. The Hope Held Out in the Gospel (1:21–23)

C. The Mystery of Christ in Paul’s Ministry and Christian Experience (1:24–2:5)

II. The Letter Body: “… Continue to Live Your Lives in Him” (2:6–4:6)

A. The Heart of the Matter: Remaining Centered on Christ (2:6–7)

B. The Threat to Christocentric Living: Warning about False Teachers (2:8–23)

1. Spiritual Fullness in Christ (2:8–15)

2. The Empty Promise of the False Teaching (2:16–23)

C. Living a Christocentric Life (3:1–4:1)

1. Heavenly Thinking (3:1–4)

2. Putting Off the Practices of the “Old Self” (3:5–11)

3. Putting On the Practices of the “New Self” (3:12–17)

4. The Lordship of Christ in Earthly Relationships (3:18–4:1)

D. Exhortation to Prayer and Christian Witness (4:2–6)

III. The Letter Closing, Greetings, Plans, and Instructions (4:7–18)

The Letter to Philemon

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About Colossians and Philemon

Exhibiting the same brilliant exegesis and sound practical insight found in his previous works, noted commentator Douglas J. Moo, in this new volume, not only explains accurately the meaning of the letters to the Colossians and to Philemon but also applies that meaning powerfully to twenty-first-century readers. Moo attentively interacts with the Greek text of these letters and clearly explains the English text to a contemporary audience.

Informed, evangelical, methodologically astute, and displaying a careful balance between good scholarship and pastoral concern—earmarks of the Pillar New Testament Commentary—Moo’s Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon will offer insights to a wide range of readers, from teachers and students, to pastors and parishioners, to scholars and laypersons.

What’s more, with the Logos Bible Software edition, every word is essentially a link. That means that clicking on any Scripture reference brings you straight to the text of the Bible—both original language manuscripts and English translations. Double clicking any word—in any language—automatically searches your lexicons for a match, making accessing the Greek text of the New Testament faster and easier than ever. You can also search your commentaries for a particular verse or topic. Along with this, your titles will automatically integrate into custom reports, passage guides, exegetical guides, and the other advanced features of Logos Bible Software.

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