Talk:Epistle to the Laodiceans

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In Kerouac's "On The Road" he speaks of the Laodiceans as an allusion to reality and society bursting the bubble of childhood ignorant bliss. Does anyone know why the Laodiceans fit this metaphor?

Probably a reference to Revelation 3:14-22, in which the writer is instructed to write to the church in Laodicea. Verse 17 says, For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind and naked. (ESV) In the previous to verse, he says, ...beacause you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. Other translations, including the KJV, say spew or vomit, rather than spit. Copey 2 14:53, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Philemon as the Letter to the Laodiceans?

A good case can made for this hypothesis. I'll hunt out some friendly references before I post it, but I may put the bulk of the information under Colossians with a short reference here, since this article is primarily about the pseudepigraphic work. Copey 2 14:53, 16 November 2006 (UTC)