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  • Philippians: From People to Letter

    Philippians by Oakes, Peter;

    From People to Letter

    Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series; 110;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Cambridge University Press
    • Date of Publication 30 April 2007

    • ISBN 9780521036610
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages248 pages
    • Size 216x140x15 mm
    • Weight 326 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 16 b/w illus. 2 maps 2 tables
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    Short description:

    A case-study in modelling the social make-up of an early Christian community.

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    Long description:

    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.

    "This book represents a considerable advance over current studies on Philippi, increasing our understanding of the city, its church, and the importance of Paul's letter to them...In this study Oakes brings new sophistication to the context of Paul's letters to the Philippians...Thus his project is ground-breaking and a welcome addition to the scholarship on Philippians. This study is also a significant advance over previous attempts by Biblical scholars to study the Greco-Roman context of early Christianity by using sociological models...Okeas, I believe, rightly focuses on concrete life situations rather than doctrinal issues when exploring the theme of suffering in Philippians, and he spells out in detail the economic implications of conversion...I must reiterate the importance of this work in offering a detailed and thoughtout model of Philippi and the Philippian Christian community." BMCR 2001 12.02

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    Table of Contents:

    List of figures; Preface; 1. Philippi; 2. The Philippian church; 3. Suffering and unity; 4. Paul and the Philippians; 5. Christ and the Emperor; 6. Christ and the Philippians; Conclusion; Bibliography: ancient; Bibliography: modern; General index; Index of Biblical references.

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