Philippians : From People to Letter
by
Peter Oakes
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0521790468
ISBN-13
9780521790468
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 28th, 2000
Print length
248 Pages
Weight
405 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 14.00 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Bible readings, selections & meditationsBible 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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