Question: Colossians 2 is in what number book of the New Testament?
Context: The Aramaic New Testament of the Bible exists in two forms: (1) the classical Aramaic, or Syriac, New Testament, part of the Peshitta Bible, or "Peshitta" (2) the "Assyrian Modern" New Testament and Psalms, published by the Bible Society in Lebanon (1997) and newly translated from Koine Greek.  The official Assyrian Church of the East (known by some as the Nestorian Church) does not recognise the new "Assyrian Modern" edition, and traditionally considers the New Testament of the Peshitta to be the original New Testament, and Aramaic to be its original language.  This view was popularised in the West by the Assyrian Church of the East scholar George Lamsa, but is not supported by the majority of scholars, either of the Peshitta or the Greek New Testament. Epaphras (Greek: Ἐπαφράς ) was a colleague of the Apostle Paul mentioned twice in the New Testament epistle of Colossians and once in the New Testament letter to Philemon.  In the first instance he is described as a "fellow servant" () of Paul in his ministry.  At the end of the same letter to the Church in Colossae, it is noted that Epaphras is "one of them" and that he sends "greetings" () from his current location to the recipients of the letter.  There is a similar refrain in Paul's letter to Philemon, where a person of the same name passes on his "greetings" to Philemon ().  Douglas Moo, in his commentary about Colossians, writes this about Epaphras: "Little is known about him, though we can infer that he was a native of Colossae and that he was perhaps converted by Paul himself during the apostle's ministry in Ephesus.  The mention of a co-worker at this point in a Pauline epistle is unusual, and the strength of Paul's endorsement of him is also striking (note also 4:12-13)." The Greek New Testament is the original form of the books that make up the New Testament as they appeared in Koine Greek, the common dialect from 300 BC to 300 AD.  There are several Greek-language versions of the New Testament that approximate the original form of the New Testament books in Greek.  The first published edition of the Greek New Testament was produced by Erasmus in 1516.  There are multiple Greek copies of the New Testament Byzantine text-types, used by the Greek Orthodox Church.  There exist multiple copies of the New Testament "Textus Receptus", the basis of the King James Bible of the New Testament. Colossians 2 is the second chapter of the Epistle to the Colossians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.  It is authored by Paul the Apostle and Saint Timothy. The Crawford Aramaic New Testament manuscript is a 12th-century Aramaic manuscript containing 27 books of the New Testament.  This manuscript is notable because its final book, the Book of Revelation, is the sole surviving manuscript of any Aramaic version of the otherwise missing Book of Revelation from the Peshitta Syriac New Testament.  Five books were translated into Syriac later for the Harklean New Testament. The New Testament Household Codes ("Haustafeln"), also known as New Testament Domestic Codes, consist of instructions in the New Testament writings of the apostles Paul and Peter to pairs of Christian people in different domestic and civil structures of society.  The main foci of the Household Codes are upon husband/wife, parent/child, and master/slave relationships.  The Codes apparently were developed to urge the new first century Christians to comply with the non-negotiable requirements of Roman Patria Potestas law, and to meet the needs for order within the fledgling churches.  The two main passages that explain these relationships and duties are Ephesians and Colossians .  An underlying Household Code is also reflected in 1 Timothy 2:1ff., 8ff.; 3:1ff., 8ff.; 5:17ff.; 6:1f.; and .  Historically, proof texts from the New Testament Household Codes—from the first century to the present day—have been used to subordinate married Christian women to their husbands, and to disqualify women from primary ministry positions in Christian churches.  Others more positively interpret the "Haustafeln" passages to be "Peter and Paul’s radical Christian 'remix' that often passes unnoticed by modern readers". George William Knight III (born 1931) is an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.  He is a theologian, author, preacher, churchman, and adjunct professor of New Testament at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Taylors, South Carolina.  Formerly, he was the founding Dean and Professor of New Testament at Knox Theological Seminary.  Prior to his appointment at Knox Theological Seminary, he taught New Testament and New Testament Greek at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.  As a pastor, he planted Covenant Presbyterian Church in Naples, Florida and has served numerous other local churches in the Presbyterian Church in America and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.  A former president of the Evangelical Theological Society, he has also taught and preached the Bible at many other seminaries and churches around the world.  He has authored several works, most notably "The Pastoral Epistles" and a short commentary of Timothy and Titus as included in the "Baker Commentary on the Bible".  He received his theological doctorate from Free University of Amsterdam in 1968.  Dr. Knight was a member of the General Assembly-appointed "Ad Interim Committee" to study the number of ordained offices in the Presbyterian Church in America according to Scripture.  His "Ad Interim Report of the Number of Offices" by George W. Knight III was incorporated into the polity of the Presbyterian Church in America.  He also served on an ad interim committee to study the issue of marriage, divorce and remarriage, which brought about the 1992 publication of a Position Paper of the Presbyterian Church in America on Remarriage and Divorce, 1992. . David Alan Black (born 1952) is Professor of New Testament and Greek and the Dr. M. O. Owens Jr.  Chair of New Testament Studies at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.  He specialises in New Testament Greek grammar (Koine Greek), the application of linguistics to the study of the Greek New Testament, and New Testament textual criticism. The New Testament (, "Hē Kainḕ Diathḗkē"; Latin: "Novum Testamentum" ) is the second part of the Christian biblical canon, the first part being the Old Testament, based on the Hebrew Bible.  The New Testament discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christianity.  Christians regard both the Old and New Testaments together as sacred scripture.  The New Testament (in whole or in part) has frequently accompanied the spread of Christianity around the world.  It reflects and serves as a source for Christian theology and morality.  Both extended readings and phrases directly from the New Testament are also incorporated (along with readings from the Old Testament) into the various Christian liturgies.  The New Testament has influenced religious, philosophical, and political movements in Christendom and left an indelible mark on literature, art, and music. The Epistle of Paul to the Colossians, usually referred to simply as Colossians, is the twelfth book of the New Testament.  It was written, according to the text, by Paul the Apostle and Timothy to the Church in Colossae, a small Phrygian city near Laodicea and approximately 100 miles (160 km) from Ephesus in Asia Minor.
Answer: twelfth