AdministratorWhat city is Colossae today?
Ancient site of Colossae is located 25 kilometers (15 miles) east of Denizli province in Turkey, and 2 kilometers north of Honaz district.
What did Paul do in Colossae?
Colossians 1:1–23 Paul greets the Saints in Colossae and declares that Jesus Christ is the Redeemer, the Firstborn among all creation, the Creator, and the Lord of all divine perfection, in whom is the reconciliation of the universe. Paul exhorts the Saints to establish their faith in Jesus Christ.
What city was Colossians?
It was written, according to the text, by Paul the Apostle and Timothy, and addressed to the church in Colossae, a small Phrygian city near Laodicea and approximately 100 miles (160 km) from Ephesus in Asia Minor.
Where was Apostle Paul when he wrote Colossians?
prison
Paul wrote the Letter to the Colossians while in prison, but his several imprisonments leave the specific place and date of composition uncertain. On this point the same problem exists as with Ephesians and Philippians (see the Introductions to these letters).
Did Paul start the church in Colossae?
Paul the Apostle to the Colossians, abbreviation Colossians, twelfth book of the New Testament, addressed to Christians at Colossae, Asia Minor, whose congregation was founded by St. Paul the Apostle’s colleague Epaphras.
What does the word Colossae mean?
Colossae. / (kəˈlɒsiː) / noun. an ancient city in SW Phrygia in Asia Minor: seat of an early Christian Church.
What was Colossae known for?
wool trade
Before the Pauline period Writing in the 5th century BC, Xenophon refers to Colossae as “a populous city, wealthy and of considerable magnitude”. It was famous for its wool trade. Strabo notes that the city drew great revenue from the flocks, and that the wool of Colossae gave its name to colour colossinus.
What happened to the city of Colossae?
The city was decimated by an earthquake in the 60s AD, and was rebuilt independent of the support of Rome. The Apostolic Constitutions list Philemon as a bishop of Colossae.
Did Paul ever go to Colossae?
Paul referred to a local member named Epaphras as “a faithful minister of Christ” (see Colossians 1:7–8). This man may have been converted by Paul in Ephesus during Paul’s third missionary journey (see Acts 19:10). It is believed that Epaphras took the gospel home to Colosse and it spread throughout the region.
Did Paul ever visit Colossae?
Yet there is no indication in the New Testament that Paul ever visited the site of Colossae. In fact, in Colossians 2:1 he implies that those at Colossae and nearby Laodicea had never seen him “face to face.” Trainor explains that there may be another reference to Colossae and its church elsewhere in the New Testament:
The city was decimated by an earthquake in the 60s AD, and was rebuilt independent of the support of Rome. The city was later overrun by the Saracens in the 7th and 8th centuries AD. Colossae’s famous church was destroyed in 1192/3 during the Byzantine civil wars.
Where is the colossal church at biblical Colossae?
Colossal Church? Where is the Church of St. Michael at Biblical Colossae? Although the Church of St. Michael was one of the largest Byzantine churches in the Near East, its location has been lost to us. This column fragment northeast of Colossae near the Lycus River may mark its location.
Where is Colossae?
The unexcavated site of Colossae sits near the modern city of Honaz at the base of Mt. Cadmus (in modern Turkey). Photo: Courtesy of Alan H. Cadwallader.