G. H. P. Thompson

The Letters of Paul to the Ephesians to the Colossians and to Philemon

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This series of commentaries on the New English Bible is designed for use in schools and colleges, and for the minister and the layman.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 261g
• ISBN-13: 9780521094108
• ISBN-10: 0521094100
• Artikelnr.: 24424141

Inhaltsangabe

Three Letters of Paul - Why we read them together
The Letter to the Ephesians
The early history of the letter
Who wrote Ephesians?
What is meant by authorship?
What are the problems?
Why was Ephesians written?
The contemporary interest in `unity'
The Christian contribution
The contribution of Ephesians
The Glory of Christ in the Church
The challenge of Ephesians for today
The Letter of Paul to the Colossians
The early history of the letter
Was Paul the author?
What are the problems?
The foundation of the Church at Colossae
Where was Colossians written?
When was Colossians written?
Colossae: the religious background
The danger facing the Colossian Church
The counter-attack of Paul
The Centre of Christian Belief
The challenge of Colossians for today
The Letter of Paul to Philemon
A personal letter of Paul
Where was Philemon written?
When was Philemon written?
Philemon, 'our dear friend and fellow-worker'
Who was he?
Who was Onesimus?
Paul's approach to the problem
A Runaway Slave
Why should we value this letter today?.