Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon: A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition (Biblia.com)

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Associated closely for almost two millennia, the Pauline letters Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon share many names, places, and situations. Each has its own theological emphasis and purpose, ranging from the Christological to the ecclesiological. Although the authors of this New Beacon Bible Commentary discuss matters of authorship, background, vocabulary, and literary style, they approach...

In the fabric of Pauline thought “spiritual” circumcision is more than a physical mark. It identifies those who are now “in Christ.” The metaphorical language claims that believers, whose whole self was formerly ruled by the flesh, have been transformed when the flesh was put off when they were circumcised by Christ. The Greek word apekdysis (put off) occurs only here in the NT. It literally signifies the stripping off of one’s clothing (LS, 184; BDAG, 100). Here it refers metaphorically to the work

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