Philippians

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Crossway, Oct 5, 1994 - Religion - 144 pages

For hundreds of years Christendom has been blessed with Bible commentaries written by great men of God highly respected for their godly walk and their insight into spiritual truth. The Crossway Classic Commentaries present the very best work on individual Bible books, carefully adapted for maximum understanding and usefulness for today's believers.

Many Christians consider the apostle Paul's letter to the Philippians a special treasure. Its grand themes of spiritual joy and vitality, the self-humbling Savior who gave his life for us, the good news of a salvation that is superior to the boastings of the flesh—these and other gems still nurture followers of Jesus Christ today.

This classic commentary will deeply encourage all who long to draw closer to God.

 

Selected pages

Contents

Series Preface
vii
St Paul in Rome
21
The Order ofthe Letters of St Pauls Captivity
45
The Church of Philippi
61
The Character and Contents of the Letter
76
126
91
27216
119
1730 Philippians 31 143
143
241
156
29
171
2123
185
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Philippians
Joseph Barber Lightfoot
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Philippians
Joseph Barber Lightfoot
No preview available - 1994

Common terms and phrases

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About the author (1994)

J. B. LIGHTFOOT (1828–1889) was an outstanding British New Testament scholar. He worked with F. J. A. Hort and B. F. Westcott at Cambridge University to produce a New Testament commentary based on a reliable Greek text. His work in demonstrating the first-century origin of the New Testament books helped demolish the Tübingen school of biblical criticism. Along with his Philippians, his commentaries on Galatians and Colossians/Philemon are still considered landmarks of biblical study and exposition.

Bibliographic information

TitlePhilippians
Volume 8 of Crossway Classic Commentaries
AuthorJ. B. Lightfoot
ContributorsAlister McGrath, J. I. Packer
PublisherCrossway, 1994
ISBN1433532115, 9781433532115
Length144 pages
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