TY - BOOK AU - Bruce,F.F. TI - The epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians T2 - New international commentary on the New Testament SN - 0802824013 AV - BS2650.3 .B78 1984 U1 - 227 Bruce PY - 1984/// CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - W.B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. KW - Bible KW - Colossians KW - Commentaries KW - Philemon KW - Ephesians N1 - Includes indexes; Bibliography: page xix-xxviii; Introduction to Colossians -- Cities of the Lycus Valley -- Jewish settlement in the Lycus Valley -- Christianity in the Lycus Valley -- The "Colossian heresy" -- The teaching of Colossians -- Some critical questions -- Analysis of Colossians -- Colossians : text, exposition, and notes -- Introduction to Philemon -- Authorship -- Date and provenance -- Paul and Onesimus -- The significance of the letter -- Analysis of Philemon -- Philemon : text, expositon, and notes -- Introduction to Ephesians -- Ephesians and the Pauline corpus -- The parousia and the Spirit -- Imagery of Ephesians -- Incipient Catholicism -- Nature and purpose of Ephesians -- Analysis of Ephesians -- Ephesians : text, exposition, and notes ER -