Colossians & Philemon: Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament

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Colossians and Philemon

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ePub Edition May 2016: 978-0-310-53214-9

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Pao, David W.

Colossians and Philemon : Zondervan exegetical commentary series on the New Testament / David W. Pao.

pages cm. (Zondervan exegetical commentary on the New Testament; v. 12)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN: 978-0-310-24395-3 (hardcover)

1. Bible N.T. Colossians—Commentaries. 2. Bible N.T. Philemon—Commentaries. I. Title.

BS2715.53.P36 2012

227'.707—dc23 2012005346

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