Understanding Paul's Epistle to the Colossians

A study of Paul's epistles to the Colossians, one of the four Captivity Epistles written by St. Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome — the other three being Ephesians, Philemon and Philippians. That they were written in prison is stated in the Epistles themselves. The writer mentions his "chain" and his "bonds"; he names his fellow prisoners;he calls himself a prisoner: "Paul an old man, and now a prisoner". It was supposed by some that these letters were written during the two years'...