Colossians

Who

Paul, with Timothy; authorship is disputed on grounds of style.

When

About AD 60, or later if the disputed view is right.

What it is

Written to a church he had never visited, against teaching that added rules and spiritual intermediaries to Christ.

What to watch for

His answer is not to argue rule by rule but to make Christ so large that the additions look small.

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.Colossians 1:17