Gorday, Peter  (1944-...) <br/><br/>
Ancient Christian commentary on Scripture  New Testament  vol.9  Colossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon 
Peter Gorday 
 - U.S.A  InterVarsity  2000 
 - 346tr.  Hardcover  26cm 
<br/><br/> For the early church fathers, certain passages in the shorter letters of St. Paul proved particularly important in doctrinal disputes and practical church matters. Pivotal in controversies with the Arians and the Gnostics, the most commented-on christological text in these letters was Colossians 1:15-20, where Jesus is declared `the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.` This Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture volume opens up a treasure house of ancient wisdom that allows these faithful witnesses, some appearing here in English translation for the first time, to speak with eloquence and intellectual acumen to the church today. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0830814949 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bible -- Epistles<br/>Bible -- Epistles -- Criticism, interpretation, etc -- History -- Early church, approximately 30-600 -- Sources<br/>Bible -- Epistles -- Commentaries
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>220.7  / A541-S43