03868cam a2200565 i 4500 colossiansphilem0000patz CaSfIA 20250722071849.0 m o d cr|||||||||||| 840605s1984 caub ob 001 0 eng 83048996 DLC eng rda DLC OCL OCLCQ YDXCP WY@ DEBBG OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCA OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCF SP1 MXL OCLCA OCLCQ AUD OCLCA SJG OCLCQ OCLCO CaSfIA 0060664797 (pbk.) 9780060664794 (pbk.) BS2650.3 .P37 1984 227 19 BC 4940 rvk Patzia, Arthur G., author. Colossians, Philemon, Ephesians / Arthur G. Patzia ; New Testament editor, W. Ward Gasque. First edition. San Francisco : Harper & Row, [1984] ©1984 1 online resource (xxii, 285 pages : 1 map) text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier A Good news commentary Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-276). Includes indexes. I. Colossians -- Paul's greetings -- Paul's prayer of thanksgiving -- Paul's prayer of intercession -- The hymn to Christ -- The application of the hymn to the Colossians -- Paul's personal suffering -- Paul's proclamation of the mystery -- A summons to steadfastness -- Christian versus human tradition -- The true circumcision and its effects -- A manifesto of Christian liberty -- The ethical dimensions of the Christian life -- The heavenly life -- The vices of the old life -- The virtues of the new life -- The expressions of true worship -- The household rules -- Wife-husband relationships -- Child-parent relationships -- Slaves-masters relationships -- Exhortations to prayer and witness -- Final greetings and instructions. II. Philemon -- Paul's greetings -- Paul's praise for Philemon -- Paul's request for Onesimus -- Paul's final greetings. III. Ephesians -- The opening greeting -- A hymn of praise -- Prayer for divine enlightenment -- The result of Christ's enthronement -- Christ and the salvation of believers -- Salvation from spiritual death -- Salvation to spiritual life -- Christ and the unity of believers -- The Gentiles apart from Christ -- The Gentiles in Christ -- The new unity -- Paul and the mission to the Gentiles -- Presenting the mystery of the gospel -- Praying for enlightenment -- Praising through doxology -- The appeal and pattern for unity -- The giving of spiritual gifts to the body -- The attainment of unity -- The old and the new life -- Specific ethical directions -- Living in the light -- Wives and husbands -- Children and parents -- Slaves and masters -- The Christian's armor -- Final greetings -- Closing benediction. Bible. Colossians Commentaries. Bible. Philemon Commentaries. Bible. Ephesians Commentaries. Bible. Colossians. fast (OCoLC)fst01892890 Bible. Ephesians. fast (OCoLC)fst01892895 Bible. Philemon. fast (OCoLC)fst01892939 Bible. Colossians Commentaries. sears Bible. Philemon Commentaries. sears Bible. Ephesians Commentaries. sears Commentaries. fast (OCoLC)fst01423723 Gasque, W. Ward, editor. Bible. Epistles of Paul. Selections. Today's English. English. 1984. Online version: Patzia, Arthur G. Colossians, Philemon, Ephesians. 1st ed. San Francisco : Harper & Row, ©1984 (OCoLC)607854007 Good news commentary. https://archive.org/details/colossiansphilem0000patz Free eBook from the Internet Archive https://openlibrary.org/books/OL3187735M Additional information and access via Open Library colossiansphilem0000patz ark:/13960/t2995p03v