Westminster Commentary on Colossians and Philemon by Lewis B. Radford

Lewis B. Radford, who was Bishop of Goulburn in New South Wales, was the author of the Westminster Commentary on Paul’s letters to the Colossians and Philemon. This public domain volume was scanned from a the copy in Spurgeon’s College Library.

Lewis Bostock Radford [1869-1937], The Epistle to the Colossians and the Epistle to Philemon. Westminister Commentaries. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1931. Hbk. pp.382. [Click to visit the download page for this title]

Table of Contents

The Epsitle to the Colossians

• Prefatory Note by the General Editor
• Preface
• Introduction
  1. The authenticity and integrity of the Epistle
  2. The historical setting of the Epistle
  3. The relation of Colossians to contemporary epistles
  4. Christianity in Phrygia
  5. The Colossian Heresy
  6. Analysis of the Epistle
  7. Angelology and angelolatry
  8. The value of the epistle for modern thought
  9. Theosophy and Christianity
  10. Friends and fellow-workers of St. Paul
• Text and Commentary
• Additional Notes
  • The Christology of St. Paul in Col. i. 15-17
  • Christ the Head of the Body
  • The Pleroma
  • Reconciliation and the angels
  • Presentation to God
  • The afflictions of Christ
  • The Christian meaning of mystery
  • The passing of human distinctions
  • Divine election
  • Christian perfection
  • Poetry in Christian worship
  • Married life in St. Paul and St. Peter
  • St. Paul references to his imprisonment
  • The symbolism of salt
  • The Kingdom of God
  • The house-congregation

Epistle to Philemon

• Introduction
  1. The background and contents of the Epistle
  2. Ancient parallels to the Epistle
  3. Criticism of the Epistle
  4. Christianity and slavery
• Text and Commentary
• Bibliography and Abbreviations
• Index