Title: Paul and the intellectuals; the Epistle to the Colossians ...
Authors: Robertson, A. T., 1863-1934.
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran and company,
Year: 1928
Subjects: Bible. Commentaries.
Abstract: Paul did not follow the Judaizers into ceremonialism or the Gnostics into philosophic stupidities. When Gnosticism lifted its head in the Lycus Valley Paul smote it, though a prisoner in Rome. He could not endure to see the glory of Jesus Christ obscured by the mist and fog of Gnosticism. The Epistle to the Colossians is the body blow against the early stages of this heresy that has never wholly disappeared. The Epistle to the Colossians is a short one, but tremendous in its depth and height, its scope and grasp. - Preface.
Contents: The new heresy in the Lycus Valley -- The author and the readers (1:1-2) -- The grounds for gratitude (1:3-8) -- The petition for full knowledge of God's will (1:9-14) -- The preeminence of Christ (1:15-20) -- The change from heathen to Christian (1:21-23) -- The mystery of God in Christ made manifest (1:24-2:5) -- The triumph of Christ on the cross (2:6-19) -- Death to ritualistic dogmatism (2:20-3:4) -- The new man in Christ exalted (3:5-17) -- The social obligations of the new man in Christ (3:18-4:1) -- Matters personal (4:2-18).