Westminster Bible Companion: Colossians, Ephesians, First and Second Timothy, and Titus
Overview
Paul's influence on Christian thought has been powerful and formative. The deutero-pauline epistles, attributed to but not written by Paul, were actually authored by early Christians in an attempt to apply Pauline insights to particular challenges not addressed specifically by Paul. According to Lewis Donelson, this rearticulation and reinterpretation of Pauline wisdom served these early communities by linking them more closely to their apostolic roots. It also provided them with a living gospel that had continuing relevance for their particular time and place.
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- Contains concise introductions to each book
- Unfolds the various contexts and principles found in Scripture
- Helps prepare pastors, students, and laity relay the Bible's teaching in a clear way
Top Highlights
“Paul is modeling here how the church’s mission must be done. He is the prototype of the Christian believer, for he is taking on the tasks of the Christian mission in spite of its costs. The notion of suffering as an inescapable companion to mission probably arises from early Christianity’s end-time worldview. The great cosmic victory of the powers of God over the powers of evil includes suffering for those involved. If the world is to be redeemed, and it shall indeed be, then it will be a painful process. This suffering required in the mission for the ongoing redemption of the world is ‘what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions.’” (Page 34)
“the entire letter of Ephesians, including the ethical exhortations, can be read as a blessing to God for God’s blessings” (Page 64)
“We are a new building for God. We are the new temple. We might guess that the notion that the temple was the center, heart, and organizing force of the old commonwealth of Israel suggested the connection here. But other classic notions of the temple are in force here as well. On the one hand, we are members of God’s household. This suggests our heavenly abode. We reside with God. On the other hand, right now we constitute a place for God to reside. God resides with us. A temporal distinction must be present; right now we provide a dwelling place for God on earth, just as God will provide a dwelling place in heaven for us.” (Page 76)
“The key to the blessings is, of course, Jesus Christ. The good that God has always intended for the world is now being accomplished in Christ. God must be praised for this. Thus the letter begins with a blessing that enumerates the good deeds of God.” (Page 64)
- Title: Colossians, Ephesians, First and Second Timothy, and Titus
- Author: Lewis R. Donelson
- Series: Westminster Bible Companion
- Publisher: Westminster John Knox
- Print Publication Date: 1996
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Pages: 204
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Colossians › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. Ephesians › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. Pastoral Epistles › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 1 Timothy › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 2 Timothy › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. Titus › Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:WBCS72COL
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
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