Ephesians and Colossians Resources

Named for our favorite biblical author, this is one of the must-see sites in London. The cathedral famously survived bombings during WWII and hosted the wedding of Charles and Diana as well as the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill. So, yeah, it's kind of a big deal.

The Word of St. Paul is a term for what happens when an authoritative source, other than the original author, fills in key information about a book, movie, or TV show. Paul definitely fills in some of the gaps where Jesus left off.

Why just read Ephesians when you can play dress-up with it? This Armor of God Playset features everything you need for spiritual warfare according to Ephesians 6:13-18. Comes complete with the Helmet of Salvation, the Breastplate of Righteous, the Belt of Truth, the Spirit-of-the-Word Sword, the Shield of Faith, and the Shin Guards of Peace. Take that, evildoers!

This 1981 movie stars Anthony Hopkins as Paul, a guy who just can't seem to get along with his fellow apostles. Go figure.

This mini-series follows the story of Paul throughout his entire life. Whoa. How did this get the title "mini" again?

In this 2005 play, Paul is tricked by Peter and Mary Magdalene into seeing the vision of Jesus that would start his entire missionary journey. Hey, sometimes bad deeds can have good results.

The New Revised Standard translation of everybody's favorite epistle.

And even more goodies about Jesus. Do the Bible fun times ever end?

This video is part of Yale's open course on the New Testament and packs in some good scholarly commentary on our two favorite epistles.

Man, this whole history of Christianity thing is tough to figure out. Don't you wish that someone could come along and explain it in about 11 minutes? Check out this awesome and super thorough video by John Green on how Jesus went from Judean peasant to world-wide icon.

The creator of Veggie Tales has an awesome (and totally adorable) web series called What's in the Bible. This video gives an easy breakdown of all the places that Paul ever visited.

A group of atheists in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania kicked up a little controversy when they paid to erect a billboard quoting Colossians 3:22. They were right about the whole Bible condoning slavery thing, but the folks who had to drive by it weren't too impressed by their point.

In the movie, The Last Temptation of Christ, Jesus imagines that he survives the crucifixion and then runs into Paul preaching about him years later. It's kind of awkward.

We'd probably listen to Johnny Cash read the phone book, but it's way more fun to hear him read the Bible instead. Here's Ephesians from the Man in Black.

Professor John Dominic Crossan talks about his book In Search of Paul on Fresh Air.

The classic hymn is inspired by Ephesians 2:5: "By grace you have been saved."

This worship song quotes the New International Version of Ephesians 3:20-21: "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." Scripture has never sounded so harmonious.

Ever wondered what Ephesians and Colossians would sound if someone rapped them? Check out these two songs (the other is here) that break down the letters Paul wrote when "dog was locked in chains." Word to your Father in Heaven.

Christian punk band Scaterd Few echoes Ephesians 5:14 with the lines "Wake up, sleeper!" and "Awaken, sleeper, and the light will shine on you!"

A map of the Roman Empire with Paul's travel routes highlighted. Talk about frequent walker miles.

This is what some folks think Paul might have looked like live and in person. That's the kind of guy you want to get some letters from.

This handy-dandy symbol that explains the Trinity is generally called the "shield of faith." This title comes from Ephesians 6:16: " take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one." Powers of holiness, activate!

Located in his birthplace, which is now in modern-day Turkey, this church dedicated to Paul hasn't held up quite as well as St. Paul's in London.