Colossians

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Introductions

Clinton Arnold, The Colossian Syncretism: The Interface between Christianity and Folk Belief at Colossae. Baker / Revell, 1997. Pbk. ISBN: 0801020921. {Amazon.com}

Commentaries

	James D.G. Dunn, The Epistles to Colossians and to Philemon. The New International Greek Testament Commentary. Carlisle: Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 1996. Hbk. ISBN: 085364571X. pp.405. {Amazon.com}
	Peter T. O'Brien, Colossians, Philemon. Word Biblical Commentary, Vol. 44. Dallas: Word Books, 1987. Hbk. ISBN: 0849902436. pp.328. {CBD} {Amazon.com}
	Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians and Philemon (Bob Utley)
	N.T. Wright, Colossians and Philemon. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Leicester: IVP, 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 085111881X. pp.192. {CBD} {Amazon.com}

Other Subjects

	Colossians 3:16: The Gospel-Driven Church (Chip Anderson)
	J. Bandstra, "Did the Colossians Errorists Need a Mediator?" Richard C. Longenecker & Merrill C. Tenney, eds. New Dimensions in New Testament Study. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1974. pp.329-43.
	R.S. Barbour, "Salvation and Cosmology: The Setting of the Epistle to the Colossians," Scottish Journal of Theology 20 (1967): 257-
	Richard J. Bauckham, "Colossians 1:24 Again: The Apocalypse Note," The Evangelical Quarterly 47.3 (July-Sept. 1975): 168-170.
	Steven M. Baugh, "The Poetic Form of Col 1:15-20," Westminster Theological Journal 47.2 (1985): 227-244.
	G.R. Beasley-Murray, "The Second Chapter of Colossians," Review & Expositor 70-4 (Fall 1973): 469-479.
	Paul Beasley-Murray, "Colossians 1:15-20: An Early Christian Hymn Celebrating the Lordship of Christ," Donald A Hagner & Murray J Harris, eds., Pauline Studies: Essays Presented to FF Bruce. Exeter: The Paternoster Press, 1980. Hbk. ISBN: 0853642710. pp.169-183.
	Allan R. Bevere, Sharing in the Inheritance: Identity and the Moral Life in Colossians. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 226. London: Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheffield Academic Press, 2003. Hbk. ISBN: 1841272833. pp.280. {Amazon.com}
	Charles M. Bing, "The Warning in Colossians 1:21–23," Bibliotheca Sacra 164, (Jan-Mar. 2007): 74-88.
	G. Bornkamm, "The Heresy of Colossians," Fred O. Francis & Wayne A. Meeks, eds. Conflict at Colossae. Missoula, Mont.: Scholars Press, 1975. pp.123-45.
	F.F. Bruce, "St. Paul in Rome: 3. The Epistle to the Colossians," Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 48 (1965/66): 268-85.
	F.F. Bruce, "Colossian Problems: Part 1: Jews and Christians in the Lycus Valley," Bibliotheca Sacra 141: 561 (1984): 3-13.
	F.F. Bruce, "Colossian Problems: Part 2: The 'Christ Hymn' of Colossians 1:15-20," Bibliotheca Sacra 141: 562 (1984): 99-112.
	F.F. Bruce, "Colossian Problems: Part 3: The Colossian Heresy," Bibliotheca Sacra 141: 563 (1984): 195-206.
	F.F. Bruce, "Colossian Problems: Part 4: Christ as Conqueror and Reconciler," Bibliotheca Sacra 141: 564 (1984): 291-301.
	Douglas A.Campbell, "The Scythian Perspective in Col. 3:11: A Response to Troy Martin," Novum Testamentum 39.1 (1997): 81-84.
	C.C. Carogounis, The Ephesian Mysterion: Meaning and Content. Lund: Gleerup, 1977.
	W. Carr, "Two Notes on Colossians," Journal of Theological Studies 24 (1973): 492-500.
	Gregory T. Christopher, "A Discourse Analysis of Colossians 2:16-3:17," Grace Theological Journal 11.2 (1990): 205-220.
	Edmund P. Clowney, "Interpreting the Biblical Models of the Church: A Hermeneutical Deepening of Ecclesiology," D.A. Carson, ed. Biblical Interpretation and the Church. Exeter: Paternoster Press, 1984. pp.64-109.
	Jarl Fossum, "Colossians 1.15-18a in the Light of Jewish Mysticism and Gnosticism," New Testament Studies 35.2 (1989): 183-201.
	Fred O. Francis & Wayne A. Meeks, eds. Conflict at Colossae Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series. Missoula, Mont.: Scholars Press, 1975. Hbk. ISBN: 0884140326. pp.504. {Amazon.com}
	Larry R. Helyer, "Colossians 1:15-20: Pre-Pauline or Pauline?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 26.2 (1983): 167-179.
	Larry R. Helyer, "Arius Revisited: The Firstborn Over All Creation (Col 1:15)," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 31.1 (1988): 59-67.
	Larry L. Helyer, "Cosmic Christology and Col 1:15-20," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 37.2 (1994): 235-246.
	Morna D. Hooker, "Were There False Teachers at Colossae?" Barnabas Lindars & Stephen S. Smalley, eds. Christ and Spirit in the New Testament. Essays in Honour of C.F.D. Moule. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1973. pp.315-31.
	H. Wayne House, "Doctrinal Issues in Colossians - Part 1: Heresies in the Colossian Church," Bibliotheca Sacra 149: 593 (1992): 45-59.
	H. Wayne House, "Doctrinal Issues in Colossians - Part 2: The Doctrine of Christ in Colossians," Bibliotheca Sacra 149: 594 (1992): 180-192.
	H. Wayne House, "Doctrinal Issues in Colossians - Part 3: The Doctrine of Salvation in Colossians," Bibliotheca Sacra 151 (July-Sept. 1994) 325-38.
	H. Wayne House, "Doctrinal Issues in Colossians - Part 4: The Christian Life According to Colossians," Bibliotheca Sacra 149 (Oct-Dec. 1994) 440-54.
	J.P.T. Hunt, "Colossians 2:11-12, the circumcision/baptism analogy, and infant baptism," Tyndale Bulletin 41.2 (1990): 227-244.
	S.E. Johnson, "Unsolved Questions About Early Christianity in Anatolia," Studies in the New Testament and Early Christian Literature. Essays in Honor of Allen P. Wikgren. D.E. Aune, ed. Novum Testamenum Supplement 33. Leiden: Brill, 1972.
	Ernst Käsemann, Essays on New Testament Themes. London: SCM, 1964. pp.149-68.
	Jeffrey S. Lamp, "Wisdom In Col 1:15-20: Contribution And Significance," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 41.1 (1998): 45-53.
	William L. Lane, "Creed and Theology: Reflections on Colossians," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 21.3 (1978): 213-220.
	Eduard Lohse, "Pauline Theology in the Letter to the Colossians," New Testament Studies 15 (1968-69): 211-20.
	G.H.C. MacGregor, "Principalities and Powers: The Cosmic Background of St. Paul's Thought," New Testament Studies 1 (1954-55): 17-28.
	Harry O. Maier, "A Sly Civility: Colossians and Empire," Journal for the Study of the New Testament 27.3 (2005): 323-349. [Abstract]
	R.P. Martin, "An Early Christian Hymn (Colossians 1:5-20)," The Evangelical Quarterly 36 (1964): 195-205.
	Troy Martin, "The Scythian Perspective in Col 3:11," Novum Testamentum 37.3 (1995): 249-261.
	C.F.D. Moule, "'The New Life' in Colossians 3:1-17," Review & Expositor 70-4 (Fall 1973): 481-493.
	J.C. O'Neill, "The Source of the Christology in Colossians," New Testament Studies 26 (1979-80): 87-100.
	Andrew C. Perriman, "The pattern of Christ's sufferings: Colossians 1:24 and Philippians 3:10-11," Tyndale Bulletin 42.1 (1991): 62-79.
	T.E. Pollard, "Colossians 1:12-20: A Reconsideration," New Testament Studies 27 (1980-81): 572-75.
	Bo Reicke, "Caesarea, Rome and the Captivity Epistles," W. Ward Gasque & Ralph P. Martin, eds., Apostolic History and the Gospel. Exeter: The Paternoster Press, 1970. Hbk. ISBN: 085364098X. pp.277-286.
	Robert M. Royalty, Jr., "Dwelling on Visions.On the Nature of the so-called 'Colossians Heresy'," Biblica 83 (2002): 329-357.
	Gary S. Shogren, "Presently Entering the Kingdom of Christ: The Background And Purpose of Col 1:12-14," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 31.2 (1988): 173-180.
	H. Weiss, "The Law in the Epistle to the Colossians," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 34 (1972): 294-314.
	Walter T. Wilson, The Hope of Glory: Education and Exhortation in the Epistle to the Colossians. Novum Testamentum Supplements Series. Leiden: Brill, 1997. Hbk. ISBN: 9004109374. pp.320. {Amazon.com}
	Walter T. Wilson, "The Practical Achievement of Colossians: A Theological Assessment," Horizons in Biblical Theology 20.1 (1998): 49-74.
	Edwin M. Yamauchi, "Qumran and Colosse," Bibliotheca Sacra 121 (April-June 1964): 141-152.