WBC series delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. It emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology
"Two universal challenges for pastors and Christian educators have been false teachign and personal reconciliation. In fact, the alluring but heretical beginnings of gnosticism arose within Christianity's first generation, moving the Apostle Paul to write the letter of Colossians, to the young church at Colossae. At the same time, he also emphasized Christian brotherhood in an epistle to Philem…