5. Paul and the Believers of Western Asia

  1. Stephen Westerholm
  1. John Paul Heil

Published Online: 20 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781444395778.ch5

Book Title

The Blackwell Companion to Paul

The Blackwell Companion to Paul

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How to Cite

Paul Heil, J. (2011) Paul and the Believers of Western Asia, in The Blackwell Companion to Paul (ed S. Westerholm), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444395778.ch5

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  1. McMaster University, Canada

Author Information

  1. The Catholic University of America, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 20 APR 2011
  2. Published Print: 29 APR 2011

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405188449

Online ISBN: 9781444395778

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Keywords:

  • Paul and the believers of Western Asia;
  • letter to Philemon, sent to the church - gatherings at the house of Philemon, in Colossae;
  • recent studies of the role of co-authors, co-workers and secretaries - composition of Pauline letters;
  • Philippians and 2 Timothy, the letters to Philemon, the Colossians - and the Ephesians, numbered among the so-called “captivity letters” of Paul;
  • letter to Philemon centers - on change in relationship, between Philemon and his slave Onesimus;
  • letter to the Colossians - centering on a potential danger for believers, not only in Colossae;
  • chiastic structure of Colossians - exhorting its audience of “holy ones and faithful brothers in Christ”;
  • Letter to the Ephesians - absence of the words “in Ephesus” from some manuscripts;
  • Philemon, Colossians, and Ephesians - as epistolary rituals of worship;
  • Paul, facilitating believers - joining him in his ongoing worship of thanksgiving, prayer and praise to God

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • The Letter to Philemon

  • The Letter to the Colossians

  • The Letter to the Ephesians

  • Philemon, Colossians, and Ephesians as Epistolary Rituals of Worship

  • References

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