Have we really heard the message of Colossians? Is it just another religious text whose pretext is an ideological grab for dominating power? Reading Colossians in context - ancient and contemporary - can perhaps give us new ears to hear.
In this innovative and refreshing book, Brian J. Walsh and Sylvia C. Keesmaat explain our own socio-cultural context to help us enter into the world of the New Testament, and get a sense of the power of the gospel as it was addressed to those who lived in Colossae two thousand years ago. Their reading presents us with a radical challenge from the Apostle Paul for today.
Drawing together biblical scholarship with a passion for authentic lives that embody the gospel, this groundbreaking interpretation of Colossians provides us with tools to subvert the empire of our own context in a way that acknowledges the transforming power of Jesus Christ.
