Commentary on the Epistle to the Colossians (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Commentary on the Epistle to the Colossians The Epistle is addressed "to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse." 1. The town of Colosse was situated on the river Lycus, a tributary of the Maeander. Its near neighbors were Laodicea and Hierapolis, some twelve miles away. Colosse was never so large or wealthy as either of the other cities. It is mentioned by Herodotus as a resting place for Xerxes´ great invading host; and by Xenophon in his account of the expedition of Cyrus the Younger. These writers speak favorably of the city. But later on its two neighbors overshadowed it, and after the apostolic age it fell into a decline. It was visited by an earthquake probably near this time, and that catastrophe, from which its neighbors recovered, may have facilitated the decline of the least important of the three. Near its site, in the Middle Ages, a small village called Choræ existed; but the actual ruins of Colosse have been identified only within recent times. II. The Recipients. 2. The church at Colosse does not seem to have been founded or even visited by Paul. We infer from his language in chapter 2:1, that he did not personally know most of the members either there or at Laodicea, though it is equally evident from other allusions that he knew some at both places. It appears reasonable to conclude from his language about Epaphras (1:7, 8; 4:12) that this "faithful minister" was the probable founder and pastor of the church. It may also not unreasonably be conjectured that Epaphras was himself a convert of Paul, and that the churches at Colosse, Laodicea, and Hierapolis were the outgrowth of the apostle´s long and fruitful labors at Ephesus, the chief city of all this region. (See Acts 19:10, 26.) The church does not figure largely in subsequent history, though its neighbor Laodicea was one of the "Seven" addressed in Revelation. The Colossian Church probably declined in importance with the town, and was the least important of all the churches to which Paul addressed a letter. III. Date And Place. The Epistle was evidently written during a captivity of the apostle. (See Col. 4:10, 13, and Philem. 1, 23.) Which captivity was it? There are known to have been two of these, and a third is very reasonably supposed; namely, (1) the captivity at Cesarea under Felix and Festus; (2) the captivity at Rome, subsequent to the voyage and extending (Acts 28:30) over "two whole years"; (3) a second and later captivity at Rome terminated by his death, and during which he wrote the Pastoral Epistles. This, though not historically established, is generally accepted, as necessary to explain certain allusions in the later letters. No one holds that the letter to Colosse was written during this last confinement. The question lies, therefore, between the captivity at Cesarea and the first Roman captivity. Some of the ablest expositors, even Meyer, maintain that the letter was written from Cesarea. But the grounds for this opinion are very slender. Tradition unanimously designates Rome, and the allusions in Colossians and the other Epistles of this period strongly endorse this view. The case is well stated by Farrar. (Chapter XLVI.) The date, of course, cannot be exactly settled, but it was most likely about the year 60. IV. Design. Although not known by face to the Colossian Church, Paul had a deep interest in them, as in all the churches. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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