Holly Beers – Colossians and Philemon

Brent talks with Holly Beers the author of a new Baker books commentary on Colossians and Philemon.  It’s a volume in the Word and Spirit Commentary on the New Testament series. Holly is associate professor of religious studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California.  She’s formerly served on the board of the Institute for Biblical Research and is a participating member of the Society for Pentecostal Studies.    (1:00) Word and Spirit Commentary; (2:50) How and why are Colossians and Philemon often grouped together? (3:40) Slavery; (4:45) What’s Colossians about? (6:20) The gospel in Colossians; (8:15) The Holy Spirit in Colossians; (9:40) Jesus in Colossians; (10:50) The mystery of Christ; (11:55) Fullness in Christ; (16:00) Virtues and vices; (18:00) Embodying Christ; (19:40) Philemon. Links mentioned in this episode: www.westmont.edu/people/holly-beers-phd www.amazon.com/Colossians-Philemon-Spirit-Commentary-Testament/dp/1540963861 Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.