2. AD 30 – Jesus crucified AD 33 – Saul converted AD 46 – Barnabas and Saul in Antioch AD 47 – Paul’s first missionary journey AD 49 – Jerusalem council AD 49 – Paul’s second missionary journey TIMELINE AD 54-57 – Paul’s Third missionary journey AD 60-62 – Paul in Prison in Rome AD 60-62 – Paul wrote Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon

3. Paul’s Second Missionary Journey

4. Paul had never been to Colossae. The church was apparently started by Epaphras. While Paul was in prison, Epaphras comes to visit, and tells him what I going on. Paul writes a letter to the church in Colossae. Background Summary

5. Pluralism – Accepting different religious faiths as equally valid. Syncretism – Blending of two or more religious systems. Asceticism – harsh treatment of the body as a way to earn God’s favor. Colossians

6. 1:1-2 Salutation 1:3-14 Thanksgiving and prayer 1:15-3:4 Body: The Supremacy of Christ 3:5-4:6 Ethical Instructions 4:7-18 Closing Colossians