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• Colossian — /kəˈlɒsiən/ (say kuh loseeuhn) noun 1. a native of or an inhabitant of Colossae. 2. one of the Christians of Colossae, to whom Paul addressed one of his epistles. 3. (plural) the book of the New Testament called The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to …  

• Colossian — /keuh losh euhn/, n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Colossae. 2. one of the Christians of Colossae, to whom Paul addressed one of his Epistles. adj. 3. of or pertaining to Colossae or its inhabitants. [ < L Coloss(ae) ( < Gk Kolossaî) + IAN] * * * …   Universalium

• Colossian — noun a native or inhabitant of the city of Colossae in ancient Phrygia • Hypernyms: ↑Phrygian • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Philemon …   Useful english dictionary

• Laodicea on the Lycus — (Greek: polytonic|Λαοδίκεια πρός τοῦ Λύκου; Latin: Laodicea ad Lycum , also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia , earlier known as Diospolis and Rhoas) was the ancient metropolis of Phrygia Pacatiana (also attributed to Caria and Lydia),… …   Wikipedia

• Epistle to the Colossians —     Epistle to the Colossians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Colossians     One of the four Captivity Epistles written by St. Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome the other three being Ephesians, Philemon and Philippians. That …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Commentaries on the Bible — • Includes: I. Jewish Commentaries; II. Patristic; III. Medieval; IV. Modern Catholic; and V. Non Catholic Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Commentaries on the Bible     Commentaries on the Bible …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Colossae — The Miracle of St. Michael at Chonae, a 15th century Russian icon. Colossae or Colosse (also known as Chonae or Kona; Greek: Κολοσσαί, Χωναί/Χῶναι), was an ancient city of Phrygia, on the Lycus, which is a tributary of the Maeander R …   Wikipedia

• Laodicean Church — The Laodicean Church was a Christian community established in the ancient city of Laodicea (on the river Lycus, in the Roman province of Asia Minor). The church was established in the earliest period of Christianity, and is probably best known… …   Wikipedia

• Epistle to Philemon — The Epistle to Philemon is a prison letter from Paul of Tarsus to Philemon, a leader in the Colossian church. It is one of the books of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is the most important early Christian writing dealing… …   Wikipedia

• F. F. Bruce — Frederick Fyvie Bruce (12 October 1910 – 11 September 1990) was a Bible scholar, and one of the founders of the modern evangelical understanding of the Bible. His work New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? is considered a classic in the… …   Wikipedia