Paul, being one of the twelve apostles, was educated due to the schooling he received back in Rome (Acts 4:13). This expounds and clarifies Paul’ naturalness with classical literature. Paul’s history in the Bible dates back to his journey to Damascus to persecute faithful believers, but along the journey, he encounters Jesus Christ.

This meeting with Jesus transformed Paul’s spiritual life completely, and he became a faithful follower of Jesus Christ. Paul’s enthusiasm and great talent in preaching the gospel have made him popular among Christians all over the world, besides, the New Testament is made up of three-quarters of his work. His main audience included the Gentiles. Paul experienced suffering in spreading the gospel and was later imprisoned at the Mamertine Prison for nine months. This is where Paul wrote most of his epistles to the followers he had established before facing execution.

The letter to the Colossians was written around 61 A.D. from Rome. This is supported by the fact that the letters to Philippians and Ephesians were transported to their destination by Tychicus and Onesimus (Ep 6: 21-22). Paul wrote the letter to the church at Colossae, a town in Asia Minor east of Ephesus. The town’s population highly consisted of the Gentiles, although a few Jewish lived there. The mixed population led to the emergence of the politics of Jewish legalism, Pagan mysticism, and asceticism. The town was an important trading center because of its location at the junction of north-east and south-west main trade routes. Paul discovered that there were fake teachers in the church, who brainwashed believers to worship authorities. Consequently, they taught people to strictly observe the laws of circumcision and eat specific foods. Paul’s purpose in writing Colossians is to challenge these teachings by delivering true Christian teachings.