MacDonald unravels the nature of the relationship between Colossians and Ephesians, highlighting their distinct perspectives by drawing upon insights from sociology and cultural anthropology.

Margaret Y. MacDonald is a professor in the department of religious studies at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. She and Carolyn Osiek have coauthored (with Janet H. Tulloch) A Women's Place: House Churches in Earliest Christianity (Fortress, 2006). Her research has been supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.