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"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy." -- Colossians 2:8

Although Colossians (1:1) claims to have been written by Paul, most scholars think it was written after his death by one of his folowers.1

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  • "The gospel ... was preached to every creature under heaven." 1:23

  • "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy." 2:8

  • "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord." 3:18

  • "Servants [slaves], obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God." 3:22

1. Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introlduction to the Early Christian Writings, 3rd ed. (2004), chap.23

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