04357cam a2200733Li 4500 ocn889271472 OCoLC 20200709060146.0 m d cr cn||||||||| 140807t20092009enk ob 000 0 eng d E7B eng rda pn E7B OCLCO OCLCA YDXCP EBLCP N$T OCLCF COO OCLCQ JSTOR 883568825 923216293 929119575 9780718842819 (electronic bk.) 0718842812 (electronic bk.) 0718892372 9780718892371 (OCoLC)889271472 (OCoLC)883568825 (OCoLC)923216293 (OCoLC)929119575 22573/ctt1cg4vqz JSTOR BS2715.53 .B573 2009eb REL 006220 bisacsh REL 006720 bisacsh HIS000000 bisacsh REL067080 bisacsh REL067000 bisacsh REL006000 bisacsh 227/.7077 23 MAIN Bird, Michael F., author. Colossians & Philemon : a new covenant commentary / Michael F. Bird. Cambridge, England : The Lutterworth Press, 2009. ©2009 1 online resource (172 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier New Covenant Commentary Series Includes bibliographical references. Print version record. Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright information; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction to Colossians and Philemon; Colossians; Letter Opening and Greeting (1:1-2); Thanksgiving and Intercession: The Prayer of Paul for the Colossians (1:3-14); The Supremacy of Messiah in Creation and Reconciliation: The Christ Hymn (1:15-20); Reconciliation and the Colossians (1:21-23); Paul's Service: Messianic Woes, Messianic Mission, and the Messianic Mystery (1:24-2:7); Engaging the Empty Deceit of a Mystic Judaism in a Hell enistic Philo sophical Garb (2:8-23). Transformed and Renewed: New Creation and the New Life (3:1-17)Christian Houses in Pagan Cities (3:18-4:1); Closing Wo rds of Exhortation from a Missionary Friend (4:2-18); Philemon; Letter Opening, Greeting, and Thanksgiving (1-7); The Pathos and Persuasion of the Apostle (8-22); Paul's Final Greetings to Philemon (23-25); Bibliography; Back Cover. Michael Bird's commentary on Colossians and Philemon in the New Covenant Commentary Series pays close attention to the socio-historical context, the flow and dynamics of the text, their argumentative strategy, theological message, and the meaning of Colossians and Philemon for the contemporary church today. Bird situates Colossians in the context of Paul's Ephesian ministry and describes how Paul attempts to persuade a congregation in the Lycus Valley to remain firm in the gospel and to grasp the cosmic majesty of Jesus Christ over and against the views of certain Jewish mystics who have throw. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Bible. Colossians Commentaries. Bible. Philemon Commentaries. Bible. Colossians Commentaries. Bible. Philemon Commentaries. Bible. Colossians. fast (OCoLC)fst01892890 Bible. Philemon. fast (OCoLC)fst01892939 RELIGION Biblical Studies New Testament. bisacsh RELIGION Biblical Studies Paul's Letters. bisacsh HISTORY / General bisacsh Electronic books. Commentaries. fast (OCoLC)fst01423723 Print version: Bird, Michael F. Colossians & Philemon : a new covenant commentary. Cambridge, England : The Lutterworth Press, ©2009 xiv, 155 pages New covenant commentary series. 9780718892371 New covenant commentary series. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=803705 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1727999 ebrary EBRY ebr10900460 EBSCOhost EBSC 803705 YBP Library Services YANK 11964159 YBP Library Services YANK 12973879 92 N$T 54991 54991