Description: David E. Garland's commentary on the epistles of Colossians and Philemon is part of the NIV Application Commentary Series which attempts to show readers how to bring an ancient message into a modern context.
Brief description:
David E. Garland (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor emeritus of Christian Scriptures George W. Truett Seminary, Baylor University. He is the author of A Theology of Mark's Gospel and has written commentaries on each of the Synoptic Gospels, Acts, Romans, both Corinthian epistles, Colossians, and Philemon. He also serves as the New Testament editor for the revised Expositor's Bible Commentary.
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