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Author / Bruce J. Nicholls & Brian Wintle

ISBN / 9810539703

General Editors / Bruce J. Nicholls & Brian Wintle

Publisher / Asia Theological Association

Publication Date / 2005

Distributed by / Campus Crusade Asia Limited 

Format / Paperback (Soft Cover)

Language / English

Number of Pages / 238

Dimensions / 20.4 x 13.5 x 1.8 cm

Weight / 250 g

Author Description

Rev. Dr. Bruce J. Nicholls, a graduate of the universities of Auckland and London, including London Bible College, Princeton and Ashland Theological Seminaries, has been widely published for his work on Theology and Contextualisation. With his wife Kathleen, he taught for 18 years and was later interim Principal at Union Biblical Seminary in Central India. The founder of Theological Research & Communication Institute, New Delhi, and Theological Commission of the World Evangelical Fellowship, also co-founded Asia Theological Association. The founding editor of several publications like Evangelical Review of Theology, now resides in Auckland, but travels widely on behalf of the Commentary Series. 

Dr. Brian Wintle is presently the Regional Secretary for India of the Asia Theological Association. After completing his Ph.D. in Manchester University, U.K., Dr. Wintle returned to the Union Biblical Seminary, Yavatmal (and Pune), where he served on the Faculty as a Lecturer, and later, Professor, in the New Testament Studies department for 18 years. During the last eight years at the Seminary he also served as Principal. Dr. Wintle now resides in Bangalore, South India, with his wife Phyllis and their two daughters. 

Product Description

This series of commentaries on all the books of the Old and New Testament is designed to enable readers to understand the Scriptures in their own context, and to interpret and apply them to the plurality of Asian cultures in which they live and work. 

The series is designed for use by pastors in their expository ministry of preaching, teaching and counselling, by teachers and students in their theological studies, and by men and women who lead small groups in churches and homes. 


Contents:

Introduction to Colossians

Outline

Introductory Greetings (1:1-2)

A. Thanksgiving Report and Prayer (1:3-14)

B. Christ the Lord of the Creation and of the Church (1:15-23)

     The Syncretistic Folk Religion of the Phrygian Region  

C. Paul's Missionary and Pastoral Task (1:24-2:7)

D. Freedom in Christ from the Past (2:8-3:4)

     Jewish Folk Religion and the Danger of Popular Syncretism 

     Pagan and Jewish Syncretism

E. Risen with Christ to Newness of Life (3:5-4:6)

Closing Greetings (4:7-18)


Philemon

Introduction

Outline

Greetings (vs.1-3)

Thanksgiving and Prayer (vs.4-7)

Paul's Appeal to Philemon (vs.8-21)

A Final Request and Greetings (vs.22-25)