The Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon (The Pillar New Testament Commentary (PNTC))

Exhibiting the same brilliant exegesis and sound practical insight found in his previous works, noted commentator Douglas J. Moo in this new volume not only explains accurately the meaning of the letters to the Colossians and to Philemon but also applies that meaning powerfully to twenty-first-century readers. Moo both interacts with the Greek text of these letters and clearly explains the English text to a contemporary audience. Informed, evangelical, methodologically astute, and displaying a careful balance between good scholarship and pastoral concern -- earmarks of the Pillar New Testament Commentary series as a whole -- Moo's __Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon__ will offer insights to a wide range of readers, from teachers and students, to pastors and parishioners, to scholars and laypersons. Introduction To Colossians -- To Whom Was Colossians Written? : Colossae And The Colossians -- Who Wrote The Letter? : Authorship -- When Was The Letter Written? : Date And Place Of Writing -- Why Was Colossians Written? : The False Teaching -- What Is Colossians Teaching? : The Theology Of The Letter -- Christ -- Cosmology And The Powers -- The Church -- The Gospel -- Eschatology -- The Christian Life -- Commentary On Colossians -- The Letter Opening : Just As You Have Received Christ Jesus As Lord ... (1:1; 2:5) -- Prescript (1:1-2) -- The Powerful Gospel Of God's Son (1:3-23) -- The Evidence Of The Gospel's Power Among The Colossians (thanksgiving And Prayer) (1:3-14) -- The Heart Of The Gospel : The Supremacy Of Christ In Creation And Redemption (1:15-20) -- The Hope Held Out In The Gospel (1:21-23) -- The Mystery Of Christ In Paul's Ministry And Christian Experience (1:24-2:5) -- The Letter Body : ... Continue To Live Your Lives In Him (2:6-4:6) -- The Heart Of The Matter : Remaining Centered On Christ (2:6-7) -- The Threat To Christocentric Living : Warning About False Teachers (2:8-23) -- Spiritual Fullness In Christ (2:8-15) -- The Empty Promise Of The False Teaching (2:16-23) -- Living A Christocentric Life (3:1-4:1) -- Heavenly Thinking (3:1-4) -- Putting Off The Practices Of The Old Self (3:5-11) -- Putting On The Practices Of The New Self (3:12-17) -- The Lordship Of Christ In Earthly Relationships (3:18-4:1) -- Exhortation To Prayer And Christian Witness (4:2-6) -- The Letter Closing, Greetings, Plans, And Instructions (4:7-18) -- The Letter To Philemon -- Introduction To Philemon -- A Basic Profile : Author, Recipient, Nature, And Place Of Writing -- The Situation Behind The Letter -- The Purpose And Significance Of The Letter -- Commentary On Philemon -- The Letter Opening (vv. 1-3) -- Thanksgiving : The Fellowship Of Faith (vv. 4-7) -- The Letter Body : Paul's Appeal Concerning Onesimus (vv. 8-20) -- The Letter Closing (vv. 21-25). Douglas J. Moo. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 3-24, 357-360) And Indexes. Introduction to Colossians To whom was Colossians written? : Colossae and the Colossians Who wrote the letter? : authorship When was the letter written? : date and place of writing Why was Colossians written? : the false teaching What is colossians teaching? : the theology of the letter Christ Cosmology and the powers The church The Gospel Eschatology The Christian life Commentary on colossians The letter opening : "just as you have received christ jesus as lord ..." (1:1; 2:5) Prescript (1:1-2) The powerful Gospel of God's son (1:3-23) The evidence of the Gospel's power among the Colossians (Thanksgiving and prayer) (1:3-14) The heart of the Gospel : the supremacy of Christ in creation and redemption (1:15-20) The hope held out in the Gospel (1:21-23) The mystery of Christ in Paul's ministry and Christian experience (1:24; 2:5) The letter body : "... continue to live your lives in Him" (2:6; 4:6) The heart of the matter : remaining centered on Christ (2:6-7) The threat to christocentric living : warning about false teachers (2:8-23) Spiritual fullness in christ (2:8-15) The empty promise of the false teaching (2:16-23) Living a christocentric life (3:1; 4:1) 243 Heavenly thinking (3:1-4) Putting off the practices of the "old self" (3:5-11) Putting on the practices of the "new self" (3:12-17) The Lordship of Christ in earthly relationships (3:18; 4:1) 292 Exhortation to prayer and Christian witness (4:2-6) The letter closing, greetings, plans, and instructions (4:7-18) The letter to Philemon Introduction to Philemon A basic profile : author, recipient, nature, and place of writing 361 The situation behind the letter The purpose and significance of the letter Commentary on Philemon The letter opening (vv. 1-3) 379 Thanksgiving : the "fellowship of faith" (vv. 4-7) The letter body : Paul's appeal concerning onesimus (vv. 8-20) The letter closing (vv. 21-25). Exhibiting the same brilliant exegesis and sound practical insight found in his previous works, noted commentator Douglas J. Moo in this new volume not only explains accurately the meaning of the letters to the Colossians and to Philemon but also applies that meaning powerfully to twenty-first-century readers. Moo both interacts with the Greek text of these letters and clearly explains the English text to a contemporary audience. Informed, evangelical, methodologically astute, and displaying a careful balance between good scholarship and pastoral concern -- earmarks of the Pillar New Testament Commentary series as a whole -- Moo's Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon will offer insights to a wide range of readers, from teachers and students, to pastors and parishioners, to scholars and laypersons. - Publisher.