Philippians : From People to Letter

Name: Philippians
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521036610
Price: 8800 KES
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ISBN: 9780521036610

by Peter Oakes

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series

ISBN-10 0521036615

ISBN-13 9780521036610

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Apr 30th, 2007

Print length 248 Pages

Weight 336 grams

Dimensions 14.20 x 21.60 x 1.80 cms

Product Classification: Bible readings, selections & meditations Bible readings, selections and meditations

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A comprehensive explanation of Philippians as a letter written to call the Christians to unity under economic suffering. The book uses archaeology and other methods to build a detailed picture of the types of people likely to have been in Philippi and in the Christian community there.

A case-study in modelling the social make-up of an early Christian community, including estimated figures for the various social groups in the model. A case-study in how such modelling can make an impact on the exegesis of a text. The result is a proposal for reading Philippians as a call for unity under economic suffering. In particular, the story of Christ in Philippians 2.6–11 is read as a reinforcement of this call in the specifically Roman context of Philippi. The book begins with a discussion of archaeological and literary evidence about the development of the Roman colony of Philippi. It also includes discussion of the likely effects of suffering among various social groups in the church, exploration of Paul's and Christ's roles as models for the Philippians, and comparison of Paul's language about Christ with Imperial ideology.

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