This is the BAMOLED Podcast with Marty Solomon and his co-hosts Brent Bellings.

Today we examine the letter to the Colossians pointing out the unique context that seems

to surround the people there and the false thinking that seeks to pervade their lives

and worship.

Yeah, alright, so we've gone through all the Pauls letters, we've gone through Galatians,

we've gone through Romans, for St. Corinthians, we've done Ephesians, Philippians, we've

also wrote a letter to the church in Colossi.

Small city, Colossi was off the main road that runs through Heropolis and Leodicea, as

we speak, unexcavated, right?

It's an unexcavated tale, a big old paladert.

The only reason we know it's, nope, that's Listera.

I was going to say the only reason we know it's Colossi is because we dug up a stone

that said, welcome to Colossi, but that's Listera, actually.

Another unexcavated tale.

If you want to come see both of them, come with me, Turkey in 2022, or beyond, come with

me.

You're like, why would I want to go see an unexcavated mound of dirt?

Because it's excellent, come see, come see.

It's surprisingly helpful.

Yeah, absolutely.

So I've always found the conversation that surrounds Colossi moving because this church

is the recipient of one of Paul's letters, and yet the entire city doesn't survive but

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