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Introductions

	Clinton Arnold, The Colossian Syncretism: The Interface between Christianity and Folk Belief at Colossae. Baker / Revell, 1997. Pbk. ISBN: 0801020921.
	Herbert Newell Bate [1871-1941], A Guide to the Epistles of Saint Paul. London: Longmans, Green & Co., Ltd., 1926. Hbk. pp.189. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	F.F. Bruce, "The Epistle to the Colossians: An Expanded Paraphrase," The Evangelical Quarterly 30.1 (1958): 43-48. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
	James Alexander M'Clymont [1848-1927], The New Testament and Its Writers. Being an Introduction to the Books of the New Testament. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1893. Hbk. pp.288. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]

Commentaries

	G.K. Beale, Colossians and Philemon. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2019. ISBN: 9781493416653. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	Michael F. Bird, Colossians and Philemon. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2009. ISBN: 9781498273824.[Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	F.F. Bruce, The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians. The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1984. ISBN: 9781467423182. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	John Llewelyn Davies [1826-1916], The Epistles of St. Paul to the Ephesians, the Colossians, and Philemon: with introductions and notes, and an essay on the traces of foreign elements in the theology of these Epistles, 2nd edn. London: Macmillan & Co., 1884. Hbk. pp.161. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	James D.G. Dunn, The Epistles to Colossians and to Philemon. The New International Greek Testament Commentary. Carlisle: Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 1996. Hbk. ISBN: 085364571X. pp.405.
	John Eadie [1810-1876], A Commentary on the Greek Text of the Epistle of Paul to the Colossians, 2nd edn. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1884. Hbk. pp.301. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], A Critical and Grammatical Commentary on St. Paul's Epistles to the Philippians, Colossians and to Philemon with a Revised Translation. London: John W. Parker & Son, 1857. Hbk. pp.268. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	David E. Garland, Colossians, Philemon. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. ISBN: 9780310570974. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	Murray J. Harris, Colosians and Philemon. Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament. Nashville, TN: B&H Publsihing Group, 2010. ISBN: 9781433672170. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	William W. Klein, David E. Garland, Todd D. Still, Arthur A. Rupprecht, Tremper Longman III, David E. Garland, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon. The Expostiro's Bible Commentary, rev. edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017. ISBN: 9780310532064. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	Joseph Barber Lightfoot [1828-1889], Saint Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon. A Revised Text with Introductions, Notes, and Dissertations, new edn. London: Macmillan & Co., 1879. Hbk. pp.430. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Alexander Maclaren [1826-1910], The Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon, W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor's Bible. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1903. Hbk. pp.404. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Simon Ross Macphail [d.1912], The Epistle of Paul to the Colossians. Handbooks for Bible Classes and Bible Students. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1911. pbk. pp.130. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Ralph P. Martin, Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon. Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching. louisville, KY: Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2012. ISBN: 9781611641721. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	Richard Melick, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon. The New American Commentary. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 1991. ISBN: 9781433675676. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	Douglas J. Moo, The Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon. The Pillar New Testament Commentary. London: IVP, 2020. ISBN: 9781789740042. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	Handley Carr Glyn Moule [1841-1920], editor, The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians and Philemon. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1906. Hbk. pp.195. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Peter T. O'Brien, Colossians, Philemon. Word Biblical Commentary, Vol. 44. Dallas: Word Books, 1987. Hbk. ISBN: 0849902436. pp.328.
	Hermann Olshausen [1796-1839], Biblical Commentary on St. Paul's Epistles to the Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians and Thessalonians. Clark's Foreign Theological Library, Vol. XXI. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1861. Hbk. pp.511. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Grant R. Osborne, Colossians & Philemon. Verse by Verse. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016. ISBN: 9781577997375. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	David W. Pao, Colossians and Philemon. Zondervan Exegtical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2016. ISBN: 9780310532149. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	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. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Charles Simeon, Horae Homileticae or Discourses Digested Into One Continued Series and Forming a Commentary, Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament, Vol. 18: Philippians to 1 Timothy, 6th edn. London: Henry G., Bohn, 1844. pp.149-268. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Anthony C. Thiselton, Colossians. A Short Exegetical and Pastoral Commentary. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2020. ISBN: 9781725258549. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	Colossians (Bob Utley)
	Arthur Lukyn Williams [1853-1943], The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians and to Philemon. Cambridge Greek Testament. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1928. Hbk. pp.207. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	N.T. Wright, Colossians and Philemon. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Leicester: IVP, 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 085111881X. pp.192. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]

Other Subjects

	Colossians 3:16: The Gospel-Driven Church (Chip Anderson) pdf
	John F. Balchin, "Colossians 1:15-20: An Early Christian Hymn? The Arguments from Style," Vox Evangelica 15 (1985): 65-94. pdf
	J. Bandstra, "Did the Colossians Errorists Need a Mediator?" Richard C. Longenecker & Merrill C. Tenney, eds. New Dimensions in New Testament Study. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1974. pp.329-43.
	R.S. Barbour, "Salvation and Cosmology: The Setting of the Epistle to the Colossians," Scottish Journal of Theology 20 (1967): 257-
	Richard J. Bauckham, "Colossians 1:24 Again: The Apocalypse Note," The Evangelical Quarterly 47.3 (July-Sept. 1975): 168-170. pdf
	Steven M. Baugh, "The Poetic Form of Col 1:15-20," Westminster Theological Journal 47.2 (1985): 227-244.
	G.R. Beasley-Murray, "The Second Chapter of Colossians," Review & Expositor 70-4 (Fall 1973): 469-479. pdf
	Paul Beasley-Murray, "Colossians 1:15-20: An Early Christian Hymn Celebrating the Lordship of Christ," Donald A Hagner & Murray J Harris, eds., Pauline Studies: Essays Presented to FF Bruce. Exeter: The Paternoster Press, 1980. Hbk. ISBN: 0853642710. pp.169-183.
	Allan R. Bevere, Sharing in the Inheritance: Identity and the Moral Life in Colossians. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 226. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2003. ISBN: 9780567210548. pp.280. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	Charles M. Bing, "The Warning in Colossians 1:21-23," Bibliotheca Sacra 164, (Jan-Mar. 2007): 74-88. pdf
	G. Bornkamm, "The Heresy of Colossians," Fred O. Francis & Wayne A. Meeks, eds. Conflict at Colossae. Missoula, Mont.: Scholars Press, 1975. pp.123-45.
	F.F. Bruce, "St. Paul in Rome: 3. The Epistle to the Colossians," Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 48 (1965/66): 268-85.
	F.F. Bruce, "Colossian Problems: Part 1: Jews and Christians in the Lycus Valley," Bibliotheca Sacra 141: 561 (1984): 3-13.
	F.F. Bruce, "Colossian Problems: Part 2: The 'Christ Hymn' of Colossians 1:15-20," Bibliotheca Sacra 141: 562 (1984): 99-112.
	F.F. Bruce, "Colossian Problems: Part 3: The Colossian Heresy," Bibliotheca Sacra 141: 563 (1984): 195-206.
	F.F. Bruce, "Colossian Problems: Part 4: Christ as Conqueror and Reconciler," Bibliotheca Sacra 141: 564 (1984): 291-301.
	Douglas A.Campbell, "The Scythian Perspective in Col. 3:11: A Response to Troy Martin," Novum Testamentum 39.1 (1997): 81-84.
	C.C. Carogounis, The Ephesian Mysterion: Meaning and Content. Lund: Gleerup, 1977.
	W. Carr, "Two Notes on Colossians," Journal of Theological Studies 24 (1973): 492-500.
	Gregory T. Christopher, "A discourse analysis of Colossians 2:16-3:17," Grace Theological Journal 11.2 (Fall 1990): 205-220. pdf [Reproduced Courtesy of the Brethren Digital Archive]
	Edmund P. Clowney, "Interpreting the Biblical Models of the Church: A Hermeneutical Deepening of Ecclesiology," D.A. Carson, ed. Biblical Interpretation and the Church. Exeter: Paternoster Press, 1984. pp.64-109. Reprinted: Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2002. ISBN: 9781725201347. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	Richard DeMaris, The Colossian Controversy. Wisdom in Dispute at Colossae. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1994. ISBN: 9780567490575. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	Jarl Fossum, "Colossians 1.15-18a in the Light of Jewish Mysticism and Gnosticism," New Testament Studies 35.2 (1989): 183-201.
	Fred O. Francis & Wayne A. Meeks, eds. Conflict at Colossae. Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series. Missoula, Mont.: Scholars Press, 1975. Hbk. ISBN: 0884140326. pp.504.
	Larry R. Helyer, "Colossians 1:15-20: Pre-Pauline or Pauline?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 26.2 (1983): 167-179.
	Larry R. Helyer, "Arius Revisited: The Firstborn Over All Creation (Col 1:15)," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 31.1 (1988): 59-67.
	Larry L. Helyer, "Cosmic Christology and Col 1:15-20," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 37.2 (June 1994): 235-246. pdf
	Morna D. Hooker, "Were There False Teachers at Colossae?" Barnabas Lindars & Stephen S. Smalley, eds. Christ and Spirit in the New Testament. Essays in Honour of C.F.D. Moule. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1973. pp.315-31.
	H. Wayne House, "Doctrinal Issues in Colossians - Part 1: Heresies in the Colossian Church," Bibliotheca Sacra 149: 593 (1992): 45-59.
	H. Wayne House, "Doctrinal Issues in Colossians - Part 2: The Doctrine of Christ in Colossians," Bibliotheca Sacra 149: 594 (1992): 180-192.
	H. Wayne House, "Doctrinal Issues in Colossians - Part 3: The Doctrine of Salvation in Colossians," Bibliotheca Sacra 151 (July-Sept. 1994) 325-38.
	H. Wayne House, "Doctrinal Issues in Colossians - Part 4: The Christian Life According to Colossians," Bibliotheca Sacra 149 (Oct-Dec. 1994) 440-54.
	J.P.T. Hunt, "Colossians 2:11-12, the Circumcision / Baptism Analogy, and Infant Baptism," Tyndale Bulletin 41.2 (1990): 227-244. pdf
	S.E. Johnson, "Unsolved Questions About Early Christianity in Anatolia," Studies in the New Testament and Early Christian Literature. Essays in Honor of Allen P. Wikgren. D.E. Aune, ed. Novum Testamenum Supplement 33. Leiden: Brill, 1972.
	Ernst Käsemann, Essays on New Testament Themes. London: SCM, 1964. pp.149-68.
	Jeffrey S. Lamp, "Wisdom In Col 1:15-20: Contribution And Significance," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 41.1 (1998): 45-53.
	William L. Lane, "Creed and theology: reflections on Colossians," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 21.3 (Sept. 1978): 213-220. pdf
	Eduard Lohse, "Pauline Theology in the Letter to the Colossians," New Testament Studies 15 (1968-69): 211-20.
	G.H.C. MacGregor, "Principalities and Powers: The Cosmic Background of St. Paul's Thought," New Testament Studies 1 (1954-55): 17-28.
	Wayne McCown, "The Hymnic Structure of Colossians 1: 15-20," The Evangelical Quarterly 51.3 (Jul.-Sept. 1979): 156-162. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
	Harry O. Maier, "A Sly Civility: Colossians and Empire," Journal for the Study of the New Testament 27.3 (2005): 323-349. [Abstract]
	R.P. Martin, "An Early Christian Hymn (Colossians 1:5-20)," The Evangelical Quarterly 36 (1964): 195-205. pdf
	Troy Martin, "The Scythian Perspective in Col 3:11," Novum Testamentum 37.3 (1995): 249-261.
	C.F.D. Moule, "'The New Life' in Colossians 3:1-17," Review & Expositor 70-4 (Fall 1973): 481-493. pdf
	Ralph P. Martin, "Reconciliation and Forgiveness in the Letter to the Colossians," Robert Banks, ed., Reconciliation and Hope. New Testament Essays on Atonement and Eschatology Presented to L.L. Morris on his 60th Birthday. Carlisle: The Paternoster Press, 1974. pp. 104-124. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
	Stephen Motyer, "The Relationship Between Paul's Gospel of 'All One in Christ Jesus' (Gal. 3:28) and the 'Household Codes'," Vox Evangelica 19 (1989): 33-48. pdf
	Robin Ernest Nixon [1932-1978], "Dating the Epistles," The Theological Students Fellowship Terminal Letter 17 (Spring 1957): 7-10. pdf All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the current copyright holder without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
	J.C. O'Neill, "The Source of the Christology in Colossians," New Testament Studies 26 (1979-80): 87-100.
	Michaels Parsons, "Slavery and the New Testament Equality and Submissiveness," Vox Evangelica 18 (1988): 90-96. pdf
	Arthur G. Patzia, "Deutero-Pauline Hypothesis: an Attempt at Clarification," The Evangelical Quarterly 52.1 (Jan-Mar. 1980): 27-42. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
	Andrew Perriman, "'His body, which is the church...' Coming to Terms with Metaphor," The Evangelical Quarterly 62.2 (Apr.-June 1990): 123-142. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder] [Colossians 1:24]
	Andrew C. Perriman, "The Pattern of Christ's Sufferings: Colossians 1:24 and Philippians 3:10-11," Tyndale Bulletin 42.1 (1991): 62-79. pdf
	T.E. Pollard, "Colossians 1:12-20: A Reconsideration," New Testament Studies 27 (1980-81): 572-75.
	Bo Reicke, "Caesarea, Rome and the Captivity Epistles," W. Ward Gasque & Ralph P. Martin, eds., Apostolic History and the Gospel. Exeter: The Paternoster Press, 1970. Hbk. ISBN: 085364098X. pp.277-286. pdf
	Robert M. Royalty, Jr., "Dwelling on Visions.On the Nature of the so-called 'Colossians Heresy'," Biblica 83 (2002): 329-357.
	Thomas J. Sappington, Revelation and Redemption at Colossae. London: Bloomsburg Publishing, 1991. ISBN: 9780567483102. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	Gary S. Shogren, "Presently entering the kingdom of Christ: the background and purpose of Col 1:12-14," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 31.2 (June 1988): 173-180. pdf
	Ian Smith, Heavenly Perspective. A Study of the Apostle Paul's Response to a Jewish Mystical Movement at Colossae. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780567439093. [Read on Perlego using subscription or free trial]
	L. Paul Trudinger, "A Further Brief Note on Colossians 1: 24," Evangelical Quarterly 45.1 (Jan.-Mar. 1973): 36-38. pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
	R.E.H. Uprichard, "The Relationship of Circumcision to Baptism with particular reference to Colossians 2: 11-13," Irish Biblical Studies 2.4 (1980): 203-210.
	H. Weiss, "The Law in the Epistle to the Colossians," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 34 (1972): 294-314.
	Ernst R. Wendland, "'Can these bones live again?': a rhetoric of the gospel in Ezekiel 33-37. pt I," Andrews University Seminary Studies 39.1 (Autumn 2001): 85-100. pdf
	Ernst R. Wendland, "'Can these bones live again?': a rhetoric of the gospel in Ezekiel 33-37. pt II," Andrews University Seminary Studies 39.2 (Autumn 2001): 241-272. pdf
	Walter T. Wilson, The Hope of Glory: Education and Exhortation in the Epistle to the Colossians. Novum Testamentum Supplements Series. Leiden: Brill, 1997. Hbk. ISBN: 9004109374. pp.320.
	Walter T. Wilson, "The Practical Achievement of Colossians: A Theological Assessment," Horizons in Biblical Theology 20.1 (1998): 49-74.
	Edwin M. Yamauchi, "Qumran and Colosse," Bibliotheca Sacra 121 (April-June 1964): 141-152. pdf
	Roy Yates, "A Note on Colossians 1: 24," The Evangelical Quarterly 42.2 (April-June 1970): 88-92. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
	Roy Yates, "The Christian Way of Life: The Paraenetic Material in Colossians 3:1-4:6," The Evangelical Quarterly 63.3 (July-Sept. 1991): 241-251. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]

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