Name of the twelfth book of the New Testament, which according to the text is written by Paul of Tarsus to the church in Colossae, a small Phrygian city in Asia Minor, near Laodicea which had a large Jewish community and at a very early period became one of the chief seats of Christianity.

The letter is believed to have been written by Paul at Rome during his first imprisonment, somewhere in the fifties. However, some critics question its authorship and ascribe the epistle to an early follower writing as Paul, though the work's similarities to the epistle of Paul to Philemon, are supportive to its authenticity.

In the epistle, Paul opposes false teachers who have been spreading error in the church, in an apparent reaction to rumours that certain members of the congregation at Colosse had incorporated pagan elements into their practice, including the worship of elemental spirits. In addition, the author declares Christ's supremacy over the entire created universe and encourages Christians to lead holy lives.

The Epistle of Paul to the Colossians, which is usually shortened to Colossians, is in Greek known as Epistole pros Kolosseis (Επιστολή προς Κολοσσαείς), meaning ‘Epistle to the Colossians’, which is likewise usually shortened to Pros Kolosseis (Προς Κολοσσαείς), which translates as ‘To the Colossians’.

Colossians Chapter 1; 2; 3; 4.