Colossians and Philemon / Gary M. Burge

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burge, Gary M., 1952- author.

Series:

New Cambridge Bible commentary

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Colossians--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Philemon--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Colossians.

Bible. Philemon.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"Paul's letter to the Colossian church addresses the challenges encountered by a Christian community living in the Hellenistic world. Shaped by folk religion, Hellenistic mystery religions, Roman imperial cults, and other trends, the community lived in fear of turmoil and oppression if they did not placate the right gods and practice the correct rituals. Colossians is Paul's salvo into this context. More than a forceful response to a single church, it was a missive that addressed Hellenistic spiritual tendencies and how Christ confronts them. Gary M. Burge's study of this letter explores the Roman context for Colossians and demonstrates how Paul's gospel would overturn the religious beliefs that affected their lives. He also interrogates Paul's overlooked letter to Philemon, which accompanied Colossians and in which Paul intervenes on behalf of a Christian runaway slave named Onesimus. His novel interpretation offers new insights into this situation and how it enables us to understand slavery today"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Introduction to Colossians

Commentary on Colossians

Introduction to Philemon

Commentary on Philemon

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed May 8, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Burge, Gary M., 1952- Colossians and Philemon

ISBN:

9781108592048

110859204X

OCLC:

1579846989

Publisher Number:

CIPO000353354

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license