Reading Colossians, Ephesians, and 2 Thessalonians
Subtitle: a literary and theological commentary
By: Bonnie Thurston.
Series: Reading the New Testament series
Publisher: Crossroad
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9780824514754
Subjects: Bible. N.T. Colossians -- Commentaries.; Bible. N.T. Ephesians -- Commentaries.; Bible. N.T. Thessalonians -- Commentaries.
Other titles: Reading Colossians, Ephesians, and Second Thessalonians
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Editor's foreword; title: Author's preface; title: Colossians.; title: Introduction; title: The salutation, thanksgiving, and prayer (Colossians 1:1-12); title: The sufficiency of Christ (Colossians 1:13-23); title: The ministry of Paul (Colossians 1:24-2:5); title: The problem at Colossae (Colossians 2:6-23); title: The parenesis (Colossians 3:1-4:6); title: The greeting and closing (Colossians 4:7-18); title: Deutero-Pauline Christianity; title: Ephesians.; title: Introduction; title: The salutation, blessing, and prayer of thanksgiving (Ephesians 1:1-23); title: The Church in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:1-22); title: The mystery of God's plan (Ephesians 3:1-21); title: The parenesis (Ephesians 4:1-6:20); title: The closing (Ephesians 6:21-24); title: 2 Thessalonians.; title: Introduction; title: The opening (2 Thessalonians 1:1-2); title: The thanksgiving and prayer (2 Thessalonians 1:3-4; 1:11-12); title: The righteous judgment of God (2 Thessalonians 1:5-10); title: The coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Thessalonians 2:1-12); title: The thanksgiving and prayer (2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5); title: Believers who are living in idleness (2 Thessalonians 3:6-16); title: The closing (2 Thessalonians 3:17-18)