Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
Volume 12
General Editor: Leon Morris
Colossians and Philemon
An Introduction and Commentary
N. T. Wright
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© Nicholas Thomas Wright 1986
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First published 1986
Reprinted in this format 2008
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
UK ISBN: 978-1-84474-298-1
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wright, N. T.
Colossians and Philemon: an introduction and commentary / N. T. Wright.
p. cm.—(Tyndale New Testament commentaries; v. 12)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8308-4242-1 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Bible. N.T. Colossians—Commentaries. 2. Bible. N.T. Philemon—Commentaries. I. Title.
BS2715.53.W75 2008
227'.707—dc22
2008046933
US ISBN: 978-0-8308-4242-1
Map: Asia Minor in the time of Paul
The message of Colossians—then and now
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About Colossians and Philemon: An Introduction and CommentaryColossians presents a picture of Christ who is “the firstborn over all creation” and has disarmed and triumphed over the powers and authorities. The letter also appeals to its readers to seek humble maturity, a maturity not possible apart from the person and work of Jesus Christ. N. T Wright’s stated goal is “to give the text back to the reader uncluttered by a mass of glosses.” In Philemon, Paul makes a personal appeal to a fellow believer to receive a runaway slave, Onesimus, in love and forgiveness. For Wright, it is “an acted parable of the gospel itself.” |
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