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Paul wrote other letters that can help readers to understand this letter. In Romans, he explained more about how God saves people from their sins. Many scholars think what Paul wrote in Romans is what he taught people in each of the churches he founded. In Acts, Luke wrote down several speeches Paul gave. These speeches can also help readers to understand what he wrote in this letter. In Ephesians, Paul wrote about many of the same things he wrote about in Colossians. Scholars think Paul wrote Ephesians and Colossians at the same time.
See: Church; Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins); Atone (Atonement)
See: [Church](../articles/church.md); [Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins)](../articles/save.md); [Atone (Atonement)](../articles/atone.md)
See Map: Asia; Colossae
### Who wrote this letter?
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Scholars think Paul wrote this letter about 25 years after Jesus died. Some scholars think he wrote when he was in Ephesus. Some other scholars think Paul wrote the letter near the time of a major earthquake which devastated Colossae and several other cities near it. Scholars think this earthquake happened about 30 years after Jesus died.
See: Pauls Missionary Journeys
See: [Paul's Missionary Journeys](../articles/paulsjourneys.md)
See Map: Tarsus; Ephesus; Colossae
### Who was Paul?
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Paul was born in Tarsus (see: Acts 22:3). This was an area where Gentiles live. However, Paul was a Jew. Many of the earliest Christians were Jewish. He was from the tribe of Benjamin (see: Philippians 3:5-6). He was a Pharisee (see: Acts 22:3; Galatians 1:14; Philippians 3:5-6). Pharisees believed they could earn Gods favor by obeying the Law of Moses and the rules of certain Jewish teachers. Gamaliel taught Paul (see: Acts 22:3; 5:34). Gamaliel was a Jewish teacher and people thought he was the best teacher. Paul was also taught by Gentile teachers (see: Acts 26:4). Paul was zealous (see: Galatians 1:14; Acts 22:3). That is, he worked very hard to please God. He persecuted Christians (see: Acts 7:58-8:3; 9:1-2) until he met and believed in Jesus (see: Acts 9:3-19). After this, he became a great Christian teacher.
See: Apostle; Pharisees; Tribes of Israel; Gentile; Law of Moses; Persecute (Persecution)
See:[Apostle](../articles/apostle.md); Pharisees; [Tribes of Israel](../articles/tribesisrael.md); [Gentile](../articles/gentile.md); [Law of Moses](../articles/lawofmoses.md);[Persecute (Persecution)](../articles/persecute.md)
See Map: Tarsus
### Who was Timothy?
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Paul met Timothy in Lystra on his second missionary journey. Timothy was already a Christian. Paul asked Timothy to travel with him (see: Acts 16:1-5). The two men became very close friends (see: 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Thessalonians 3:2). Timothy led the church Paul founded in Ephesus (see: 1 Timothy 1:3). Paul wrote 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy to him during that time.
See: Gentile; Pauls Missionary Journeys
See: [Gentile](../articles/gentile.md); [Paul's Missionary Journeys](../articles/paulsjourneys.md)
See Map: Lystra; Ephesus
### Who did Paul write this letter to?
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Many people in Colossae had a lot of money. Many soldiers lived in Colossae. They guarded the city because many people went to Colossae to trade with one another. People came to Colossae from many places. Large numbers of Greeks, Romans, and Jews lived there. People in Colossae worshipped gods from many different places around the world.
See: False gods
See: [False gods](../articles/falsegods.md)
### What was the history of the church there?
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He wrote about how people can be saved from their sins. He wrote that God saves people from their sins when they believe in Jesus.
He wanted Christians to live in a way that honors God.
See: Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins); False Teacher; Jesus is God; Atone (Atonement)
See: [Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins)](../articles/save.md); [False Teacher](../articles/falseteacher.md); [Jesus is God)](../articles/jesusisgod.md); [Atone (Atonement)](../articles/atone.md)
### Why did Paul write this letter?
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Paul taught that Jesus is more powerful than anyone, except for God the Father. This was true when Jesus lived on the earth. Jesus created all things and all things are subject to him (see: 1:15-17). He also leads the church. He made peace between God and humans when he was crucified.
See: Crucify (Crucifixion); Resurrect (Resurrection)
See: [Crucify (Crucifixion)](../articles/crucify.md); [Resurrect (Resurrection)](../articles/resurrect.md)
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