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Colossians and Philemon have traditionally been overshadowed by other New Testament texts thought to express Pauline theology more clearly. In this notable commentary, however, Marianne Meye Thompson shows how these two epistles provide a unique formulation of the gospel in terms of creation and reconciliation rather than justification by faith. In Colossians she finds an overarching narrative of...

Colossians has traditionally been grouped with the so-called “prison” or “captivity” epistles of Paul—Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon—because, like these other epistles, it refers specifically to Paul’s chains or imprisonment or his status as a prisoner (Eph 3:1; 4:1; 6:20; Phil 1:7, 13, 14, 17; Col 4:3, 10, 18; Phlm 1, 9, 10, 13, 23). In some ways Colossians has been overshadowed by these other letters. Ephesians, for example, overlaps with Colossians
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