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What does a letter written in Paul’s name reveal about the desire to preserve his words?
The Epistle to the Laodiceans addresses a Christian community with a simple call: stand firm against false teaching, rejoice in Christ, and hold to what is sound and true. Its opening names Paul as the writer. Yet most scholars regard this short Latin letter as the work of an unknown Christian writing later in his name.
Behind the text lies a question raised by Colossians, where Paul asks readers to read a letter from Laodicea. This epistle offers an answer to that curiosity, though its authorship remains disputed. Its phrases echo Philippians, Galatians, and other Pauline letters. Copied widely in the West, it appears in Latin Bible manuscripts while standing outside the New Testament canon.
What you’ll discover
- A letter behind a question Explore the connection to Colossians that draws readers toward this brief, disputed text.
- A call to stand firm Encounter an exhortation to resist false teaching and remain faithful amid competing claims.
- Familiar words gathered together Hear echoes of Philippians and Galatians woven into a compact message of encouragement.
- Joy alongside warning Discover how the letter joins caution against error with a call to rejoice in Christ.
- Beyond the New Testament Consider a writing copied in Latin Bibles despite doubts about its claim to Pauline authorship.
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- A letter hinted at in Colossians
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- Why it stands outside the Bible
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The Epistle to the Laodiceans
by Attributed to the Apostle Paul
A letter in Paul's name calls the church at Laodicea to stand firm against deceivers and rejoice in Christ.
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The Epistle to the Laodiceans is a very short letter in Latin, written in the name of the apostle Paul to the Christian community at Laodicea, a city in what is now Turkey. It is brief and direct.
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A letter hinted at in Colossians
The story begins with one sentence in the letter to the Colossians. It refers to a letter to the Laodiceans as though its readers would know where to find it. Christians there are also addressed in the Book of Revelation.
The phrase is ambiguous. It may mean a letter Paul wrote to Laodicea that is now lost. No one can settle the question from the evidence we have.
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What is the Epistle to the Laodiceans about?
It is a short letter in Paul's name urging the church at Laodicea to stay faithful, to avoid deceivers, to rejoice in Christ, and to do what is true and pure. It has no long argument.
Did Paul really write the Letter to the Laodiceans?
It was probably written some time between the second and fourth centuries.
What is the letter from Laodicea mentioned in Colossians?
The letter to the Colossians mentions a letter to the Laodiceans. Scholars do not know what this was. It may be a lost letter by Paul, a letter by someone else, or another known letter such as Ephesians.
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