from people to letter Oakes, Peter (Peter S.) creator text bibliography enk Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press 2001 monographic eng

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xv, 231 p. : illus., map ; pbk ; 23 cm. Philippi. Looking at Philippi -- A model of the development of society in the area of Philippi -- A model of the social composition of the town of Philippi -- Veteran soldiers in Philippi in the middle of the first century AD. The Philippian church. Approach -- A model of the composition of the church at Philippi -- Checking the model against data from Philippians and elsewhere in the New Testament -- Living in Philippi. Suffering and unity. Philippians are suffering -- Suggestions of Jewish christians or Jewish opponents in 1:27-30 -- "To suffer for Christ" (1:28) : what does it mean? -- Descriptions of Christian sufferings in early texts -- The issue of unity in a suffering church. Paul and the Philippians. Paul as a model of the suffering Philippians -- Hearing the model -- Scholarly approaches to the autobiographical passages. Christ and the Emperor. Previous studies -- Philippians 3:20-21 -- Philippians 2:9-11 -- Conclusions. Christ and the Philippians. The shape of the appeal in 2:1-4 -- The function of 2:6-11 -- The nature of Philippians 2:6-11. Peter Oakes. Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-226) and indexes. Criticism, interpretation, etc Philippi (Extinct city) Civilization 227.606/OAK 9780521036610 2001270098 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam031/2001270098.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam022/2001270098.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam031/2001270098.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam022/2001270098.html UKM 010724 20120911150105.0 12480052