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Colossians
Colossians , New Testament letter. It was written to the Christians of Colossae and Laodicea, ostensibly by Paul while he was in prison, presumably in Rome (c.AD 60). Its writing was provoked by the appearance of false teachers who taught some sort of gnostic doctrine involving either the worship of angels or the worship of God in mystical communion with the angels, and ascetic and ritual observance evocative of Jewish practice. Some scholars argue that Colossians is a pseudonymous work. In support of this contention, they cite passages asserting that believers have already been raised with Jesus. In the undisputed Pauline letters (Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, Philemon), Paul views the resurrection as a future hope for believers, not a fact of present experience. The conventional and patriarchal morality espoused in the so-called Household Codes of chapters 3 and 4 has no parallel in the undisputed Paulines. Colossians is similar to Ephesians in theological outlook. It features a hymn to Jesus as the head of the cosmos and the Church, and it emphasizes the doctrine of the mystical body of Christ.
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"Colossians." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Colossians." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Colossia.html "Colossians." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Colossia.html |
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Colossians, Epistle to the
Colossians, Epistle to the. A letter included in the NT, traditionally held to have been written by St Paul when he was in prison, probably in Rome, possibly in Ephesus; many modern critics attribute it to an early follower of Paul. The Church at Colossae, in western Turkey, had been founded not by Paul but by Epaphras. The primary purpose of the epistle was to recall its readers to faith in Christ as their all-sufficient Redeemer and Lord.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Colossians, Epistle to the." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Colossians, Epistle to the." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-ColossiansEpistletothe.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Colossians, Epistle to the." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-ColossiansEpistletothe.html |
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Colossians, Epistle to the
Colossians, Epistle to the Book of the New Testament taking the form of a letter written by either Saint Paul or a disciple to the Church at Colossae in sw Phrygia (central Turkey). The letter, written from prison in Rome (c.ad 61), is a warning to the Colossians not to adopt ideas from other faiths and philosophies that may undermine the supremacy of Jesus Christ.
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"Colossians, Epistle to the." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Colossians, Epistle to the." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-ColossiansEpistletothe.html "Colossians, Epistle to the." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-ColossiansEpistletothe.html |
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Colossians, Epistle to the
Colossians, Epistle to the a book of the New Testament, an epistle of St Paul to the Church at Colossae in Phrygia.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Colossians, Epistle to the." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Colossians, Epistle to the." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-ColossiansEpistletothe.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Colossians, Epistle to the." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-ColossiansEpistletothe.html |
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Colossians, Letter to the
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JOHN BOWKER. "Colossians, Letter to the." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Colossians, Letter to the." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-ColossiansLettertothe.html JOHN BOWKER. "Colossians, Letter to the." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-ColossiansLettertothe.html |
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"Colossians." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Colossians." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Colossians.html "Colossians." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Colossians.html |
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