Colossians Overview

The city of Colossae was 160 km inland from Ephesus and the Church at Colossae grew from the Church in Ephesus. The letter to the Colossians was written around 62 AD. Paul was at Ephesus for 2 years, where all the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord. Paul, now in Rome as a prisoner, writes letters to churches and 2 personal letters to Philemon & Timothy. Epaphras & Philemon were from Colossae with Epaphras having a broad ministry in the region. Epaphras visits Paul and seeks his advice on new ideas coming into the church and establishing the truth of the gospel. Jesus + Nothing = Everything.