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In Colossians and Philemon, David W. Pao continues providing the powerful exegetical commentary this series has offered on other books of the Bible. Written primarily for the pastor and Bible teacher, the text succinctly exegetes each passage of Scripture in its grammatical and historical context. Each passage of Colossians and Philemon is interpreted in the light of its biblical setting, with a...

the background of the Colossian error was clearly Judaism, it was also affected by Hellenism and even Paganism.”54 It is therefore prudent to affirm the significance of Jewish apocalyptic and mystic traditions but allow room for other influences behind this false teaching. In light of the fact that the Colossian false teaching appears to contain both Jewish elements and those that do not fit comfortably within a traditional Jewish framework, it appears that some sort of syncretism lies
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