A Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians
Author | : Alfred Plummer |
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Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Bible |
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Author | : Alfred Plummer |
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Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Bible |
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Author | : Richard J. Cassidy |
Publisher | : Herder & Herder |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019-09-30 |
Genre | : Bible |
ISBN | : 9780824501648 |
Paul writes his letter to the Philippians referencing two related forms of persecution. The Christians of Philippi are experiencing persecution by the Roman authorities who govern the Philippi. Paul himself is experiencing persecution by the Roman authorities (the Roman emperor's praetorian guard) in Rome. Roman persecution is thus the fundamental context for his letter. Paul's most basic premise in this letter is to hold high the slave, Jesus Christ! In perhaps the most moving passage he ever wrote (Phil 2:6-11) Paul delineates that Jesus did not count equality with God something to be grasped at but rather empties himself taking the form of a slave and embracing crucifixion, the slave's form of death. Accordingly. God has raised Jesus to the highest place and has caused all on the earth, above the earth, and under the earther to bow at the name of Jesus and to proclaim that Jesus alone is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Very significantly, Paul affirms that Christian slaves are ennobled by Jesus initiatives. Because these slaves now join the other Christian citizens in having "citizenship in heaven," Paul's letter constitutes a radical threat to the Roman imperial authorities in this way as well.
Author | : Alfred Plummer |
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Total Pages | : 115 |
Release | : 1909 |
Genre | : Bible |
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Author | : August Wiesinger |
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Total Pages | : 552 |
Release | : 1851 |
Genre | : Bible |
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Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 1868 |
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Author | : Joseph Barber Lightfoot |
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Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1894 |
Genre | : Bible |
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Author | : Alfred Plummer |
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Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 2015-07-19 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781331759102 |
Excerpt from A Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians The passage of the Gospel from Eastern to Western civilization is an event of the highest importance and interest in the history of the Christian Church. With the exception of the extension of the offer of salvation from Jews to Gentiles, there is hardly anything of greater importance in the progress of Apostolic Christianity. It was an advance from a world in which the best elements of civilization were to be found in Judaism, to a world in which the best elements were centred in the art and literature of Greece, and in the military and political organization of Rome. Divine religion was seeking friendship with human philosophy and human law. It did not come uninvited. Macedonia, half Greek and half Roman, took the initiative under special guidance from heaven. The Spirit intimated that St. Paul, Silas and Timothy were not to preach the word in Asia, Mysia, or Bithynia: and, when Troas was reached and Luke had joined them, a man of Macedonia appeared to the Apostle with the urgent appeal, 'Come over into Macedonia and help us (Acts xvi. 6 ff.). Possibly the first ship that was available after this summons reached him was one that was bound for Neapolis (Kavalla), the port of Philippi, about nine or ten miles from it, and separated from it by a ridge which was then called Symbolum, and is about 1600 feet above the sea. More probably St. Paul saw the great advantages of starting from such a centre as Philippi, and chose his ship accordingly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Joseph Barber Lightfoot |
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Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1896 |
Genre | : Bible |
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Author | : Joseph Barber Lightfoot |
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Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 1869 |
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Author | : Joseph Barber Lightfoot |
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Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1873 |
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