$image\bible_persp9.jpg$ Colossians

Latin: Colossenses

Greek: Kolossaeis, To the Colossians

Author: Paul (Saul) of Tarsus

Date: 49, just after Paul’s first missionary journey

Place: Rome

Writing to: Christians in Colosse

Doctrinal Classification: Christology

General Theme: Christ as Lord over the cosmos

The Deity of Jesus. Paul focuses on the preeminence of Jesus in creation, redemption, and godliness.