Colossians and Ephesians

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Editor's Preface	vii
Preface	ix
Abbreviations	xiii
Introduction
I. A Social-Scientific Approach	1
II. Reading Colossians and Ephesians Together	4
III. Colossians	6
Who Wrote Colossians?	6
To Whom, When, and Where Was Colossians Written?	9
The Opponents	10
Religious Significance	13
IV. Ephesians	15
Who Wrote Ephesians?	15
To Whom, When, and Where Was Ephesians Written?	17
The Nature and Purpose of Ephesians	18
Religious Significance	21
General Bibliography	23
Translation, Notes, and Interpretation
COLOSSIANS
1. Greeting (1:1-2)	31
2. Thanksgiving for the Colossians (1:3-8)	36
3. Prayer on Behalf of the Colossians (1:9-14)	46
Colossians and Ephesians
4. The Christ-Hymn (1:15-20)	58
5. Application of the Hymn to the Situation in Colossae (1:21-23)	71
6. Paul's Authority in Colossae and Laodicea (1:24—2:7)	78

7. Debate with the Opponents: The Power of the Risen Christ (2:8-15)	96
8. Debate with the Opponents: Warnings against Ascetic Practices (2:16-23)	109
9. New Life in Light of the Resurrection (3:1-4)	126
10. Ethical Guidelines for a New Life (3:5-17)	134
11. The Households of Believers (3:18-4:1)	152
12. Prayer, Mission, and Contact with Outsiders (4:2-6)	170
13. Conclusion: Personal Notes and Greetings (4:7-18)	177
EPHESIANS
14. Greeting (1:1-2)	191
15. Blessing (1:3-14)	196
16. Thanksgiving and Prayer (1:15-23)	214
17. The Consequences of Life Together with Christ (2:1-10)	227
18. The Unity of Jews and Gentiles Created by Christ (2:11-22)	240
19. The Apostle as Interpreter of the Divine Mystery (3:1-13)	259
20. Prayer and Doxology (3:14-21)	274
21. The Unity of the Spirit (4:1-16)	285
22. The Sons of Disobedience and the Children of Light (4:17-5:20)	300
23. The Households of Believers (5:21-6:9)	324
24. Doing Battle with Evil (6:10-20)	342
25. Conclusion: Personal Matters and Final Blessing (6:21-24)	350
Indexes
1. Selected Scriptural Citations	355
2. Selected References to Other Literature	377
3. Index of Authors	383
4. Index of Subjects	387

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