The books of Colossians and Philemon complement each other as two New Testament texts that gloriously display the gospel and its implications for how God's people should live today. This short guide will help readers see how both letters resonate with the apostle Paul's overriding passion: magnifying Jesus Christ as the supreme manifestation of God's redemptive purposes. Each of the twelve sessions consists of the following sections: The Place of the Passage, The Big Picture, Reflection and Discussion, Gospel Glimpses, Whole-Bible Connections, Theological Soundings, Personal Implications, and As You Finish This Unit.
| Title: Colossians and Philemon: A 12-Week Study By: Christopher A. Beetham Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 96 Vendor: Crossway Publication Date: 2015 | Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches) Weight: 6 ounces ISBN: 1433543710 ISBN-13: 9781433543715 Series: Knowing the Bible Stock No: WW543710 |
Christopher A. Beetham (PhD, Wheaton College) is assistant professor of biblical studies at the Evangelical Theological College and assistant professor of New Testament at the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology, both in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He is the author of Echoes of Scripture in the Letter of Paul to the Colossians.
J. I. Packer (1926–2020) served as the Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology at Regent College. He authored numerous books, including the classic best seller Knowing God. Packer served as general editor for the English Standard Version Bible and as theological editor for the ESV Study Bible.
Dane C. Ortlund (PhD, Wheaton College) is chief publishing officer and Bible publisher at Crossway. He serves as an editor for the Knowing the Bible series and the Short Studies in Biblical Theology series, and is the author of several books, including Gentle and Lowly and Edwards on the Christian Life. He is an elder at Naperville Presbyterian Church in Naperville, Illinois. Dane lives with his wife, Stacey, and their five children in Wheaton, Illinois.
Lane T. Dennis (PhD, Northwestern University) is CEO of Crossway, formerly called Good News Publishers. Before joining Good News Publishers in 1974, he served as a pastor in campus ministry at the University of Michigan (Sault Ste. Marie) and as the managing director of Verlag Grosse Freude in Switzerland. He is the author and/or editor of three books, including the Gold Medallion-award-winning book Letters of Francis A. Schaeffer, and he is the former chairman of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Dennis has served as the chairman of the ESV (English Standard Version) Bible Translation Oversight Committee and as the executive editor of the ESV Study Bible. Lane and his wife, Ebeth, live in Wheaton, Illinois.
