each With the help of outside sources study the false gnostic philosophy of the rst centuries, as it appeared in various forms IX OUTLINE X SELECTED READING GENERAL INTRODUCTION Guthrie, Donald “Colossians.” In The New Bible Commentary, pp 1139-41 Hiebert, D Edmond An Introduction to the Pauline Epistles, pp 215-40 COMMENTARIES Ellis, E Earle, “The Epistle to the Colossians.” In The Wycliffe Bible Commentary Maclaren, Alexander, “The Epistles of St Paul to the Colossians and to Philemon.” In The Expositor’s Bible OTHER RELATED SOURCES Robertson, ? T Paul and the Intellectuals Vincent, Marvin R Word Studies in the New Testament Laodicea was known as “the metropolis of the valley,” and Hierapolis, “the sacred city.” The journey (A.D 52-55) is recorded in Acts 18:23—21:17 Read especially 19:10, 26 Karl K Darrow, Atomic Energy, quoted by D Lee Chesnut, The Atom Speaks, p 67 This was one form of the heresy now referred to as Gnosticism 17The Thessalonian Epistles Thessalonians: The Lord Jesus Is Coming Again Thessalonians: He Has Not Come Yet Christ’s rst coming to earth was a crucial event in world history; His second coming will be the climactic event He came the rst time to die and be raised to life When He comes again, it will be to gather to Himself those saved by His death Paul sums up all the joys and glories of this ingathering by saying simply, “And thus we shall always be with the Lord” (1 Thess 4:17) It had to be a thrilling experience for the apostle to write the Thessalonian letters1 and share such a message Of Paul’s letters, and Thessalonians focus especially on the theme of Christ’s ... E Earle, ? ?The Epistle to the Colossians.” In The Wycliffe Bible Commentary Maclaren, Alexander, ? ?The Epistles of St Paul to the Colossians and to Philemon.” In The Expositor’s Bible OTHER RELATED... Robertson, ? T Paul and the Intellectuals Vincent, Marvin R Word Studies in the New Testament Laodicea was known as ? ?the metropolis of the valley,” and Hierapolis, ? ?the sacred city.” The journey (A.D... by D Lee Chesnut, The Atom Speaks, p 67 This was one form of the heresy now referred to as Gnosticism 1 7The Thessalonian Epistles Thessalonians: The Lord Jesus Is Coming Again Thessalonians: He