Naked Bible 225: Introducing the Book of Colossians

The Naked Bible Podcast

Dr. Michael S. Heiser

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2018

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

This episode opens our new book study on Colossians. Disputes over the book’s authorship and date contribute directly to the major content issue of the book—the nature of the “Colossian heresy.” The so-called “Colossian heresy” is the label used by scholars to describe Paul’s theological opposition in the city and church of Colossae. Elements of the false teaching Paul confronted are reminiscent of Gnosticism. However, the mature Gnostic theologies known to scholars today did not take shape until the second century A.D. and thereafter. Other items Paul addresses are obviously related to Jewish opposition. Could these two theologies be related?

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0:26.4	Welcome to the Naked Bible Podcast.
0:28.4	At the episode 225, introducing the book of Colossians, I'm Delayman, Tray Strickland,
0:34.1	and he's the scholar, Dr. Michael Heizer.
0:35.9	Hey Mike, how are you?
0:37.9	Pretty good, busy as usual.
0:39.7	I'm anxious to get into this new book.
0:42.3	Yeah, the voting was pretty exciting at first.
0:46.1	The initial winter looked like it was Exodus.
0:50.0	It came on strong and then slowly but surely Colossians came back and took it by a landslide
0:56.2	period.
0:57.2	It's like one of those, I don't know, sausage races you see at the ball parks in between
1:03.2	it.
1:04.2	Yeah, it's always fun to see what people vote for and how it works.
1:08.7	I like that part of it.
1:10.0	I'm glad we do that.
1:11.0	Mike, I have got some emails about, well, why don't you do this with an, look, I'm sorry,
1:16.3	your book didn't win.
1:18.3	That's how competition works.
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