PhilippiansIntroducing Paul's letter to the church in Philippi, Gordon Fee discusses its occasion, purpose, authorship, historical background and theological themes. Then he provides a passage-by-passage commentary that explains not only what this letter meant to its original hearers but also what it means to us today. |
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affairs appeal behalf boasting Caesar chiasmus Christ Jesus Christian church circumcision clause comes commentary concern concludes context contrast Corinthians cruciform day of Christ death divine doxology Epaphroditus eschatological especially Euodia everything exhortation expressed faith final focus follows friends future Gentiles gift glory God's gospel in Philippi grace Greco-Roman greetings heart human imprisonment Jewish Jewish Christians Judaizers kind knowing Christ language letter of friendship live Lord Macedonia matter means metaphor mindset narrative Old Testament opposition paradigm passage Paul begins Paul says Paul's Paul's letters Pauline perspective Phil Philippian believers phrase Praetorian Guard praetorium prayer present suffering prize probably reason refers reflects rejoice relationship reminds resurrection rhetorical righteousness Roman Rome sake salvation Savior selfish ambition sense sentence Septuagint serves simply slave Spirit story Syntyche thanksgiving theological Thess Thessalonica things Timothy Torah translated ultimate urging verb verse word wordplay Yahweh