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12 - The Prison Epistles

from Part II - The New Testament Writings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2021

By
Jerry Sumney
Edited by
Patrick Gray
Patrick Gray
Affiliation:
Rhodes College, Memphis
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Summary

This chapter focuses on Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. Among thecritical issues tdiscussed are the literary relationship between Ephesians and Colossians, the significance of the haustafeln in their various forms, and early Christian attitudes toward slavery.

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PhilippiansColossiansEphesiansPhilemonhousehold codesslavery
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The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament , pp. 241 - 260
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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Barclay, John M. G. Colossians and Philemon. New York: T&T Clark, 1997.Google Scholar
Donfried, K. P., and Marshall, I. H., The Theology of the Shorter Pauline Letters. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.Google Scholar
Fowl, Stephen E. Ephesians: A Commentary. NTL. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2012.Google Scholar
Gräbe, Petrus J. “Salvation in Colossians and Ephesians.” Pages 287–304 in Salvation in the New Testament: Perspectives on Soteriology. Edited by van der Watt, Jan G.. NovTSup 121. Leiden: Brill, 2005.Google Scholar
Keck, Leander, ed. The Second Letter to the Corinthians, The Letter to the Galatians, The Letter to the Ephesians, The Letter to the Philippians, The Letter to the Colossians, The First and Second Letters to Timothy and the Letter to Titus, The Letter to Philemon. Vol. 11 of The New Interpreter’s Bible. Nashville: Abingdon, 2000.Google Scholar
Lincoln, Andrew T., and Wedderburn, A. J. M.. The Theology of the Later Pauline Letters. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.Google Scholar
Martin, Ralph P. Carmen Christi: Philippians ii.5–11 in Recent Interpretation and in the Setting of Early Christian Worship. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983.Google Scholar
Osiek, Carolyn. Philippians. ANTC. Nashville: Abingdon, 2000.Google Scholar
Sumney, Jerry L. Colossians: A Commentary. NTL. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2008.Google Scholar
Thompson, James W., and Longenecker, Bruce W.. Philippians and Philemon. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2016.Google Scholar

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  • The Prison Epistles
  • Edited by Patrick Gray, Rhodes College, Memphis
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
  • Online publication: 23 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108528856.015
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  • The Prison Epistles
  • Edited by Patrick Gray, Rhodes College, Memphis
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
  • Online publication: 23 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108528856.015
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  • The Prison Epistles
  • Edited by Patrick Gray, Rhodes College, Memphis
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
  • Online publication: 23 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108528856.015
Available formats
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