Opponents and Identity in the Letter to the Philippians.

Opponents and Identity in the Letter to the Philippians.

Guided by awareness of the problematic relationship between polemical text and history, Opponents and Identity in Philippians seeks to establish a historical context for the letter to the Philippians. The study re-evaluates the relationship between Paul and the Jerusalem-based Christ-believing commu...

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Superior document:Novum Testamentum Supplements, v. 173
:
Nina Nikki
Place / Publishing House:Leiden, , Boston: : Brill, , 2019.
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Novum Testamentum, Supplements 173.
Physical Description:1 online resource (278 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright page
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Introduction
  • Methods and Context of the Letter
  • Methodology
  • The Context of the Letter to the Philippians
  • Paul and the Jerusalem Community
  • Paul and the Jerusalem Community Before Philippians
  • Analysis of Philippians
  • Introducing the Opponents: Inclusiveness for the Sake of Self-Enhancement (Phil 1:15-18a)
  • Securing the Status of the Philippians against the Jewish Christ-Believing Outgroup: Vilification and Leadership Tactics (Phil 3:2-11)
  • Participation in Christ (Phil 3:10-16) and Eschatology (3:11-15, 20-21) in the Service of Identity Construction
  • Second Round of Denigration: Jewish Christ-Believers as Libertinists (Phil 3:18-21)
  • Conclusions
  • Back Matter
  • Bibliography
  • Ancient Authors Index
  • Modern Authors Index
  • Biblical Index.

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