Works Cited:

• https://bible.org/seriespage/12-colossians-introduction-argument-outline

• http://www.theologyofwork.org/new-testament/colossians-philemon/background-on-colossae-and-the-colossians

• https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2012/08/letters-to-the-church-colossians/

• https://bible.org/seriespage/background-colossians

• Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, edited by Gerald F. Hawthorne, Ralph P. Martin and Daniel G. Reid.