‘Join in imitating me’ (Philippians 3.17) Towards an Interpretation of Philippians 3
Philippians 3 is central to the question of integrity of the letter. While those who argue for three fragments struggle with the intention of the chapter, those who argue for the letter's integrity vote for its function as an exemplum. This article argues that there is some truth in both positi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2008
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New Testament studies
Year: 2008, Volume: 54, Issue: 3, Pages: 417-435 |
| Further subjects: | B
Philippians 3
B composition theory B Imitation B Will B Martyrdom B polemical letter |
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| Summary: | Philippians 3 is central to the question of integrity of the letter. While those who argue for three fragments struggle with the intention of the chapter, those who argue for the letter's integrity vote for its function as an exemplum. This article argues that there is some truth in both positions. Philippians 3 imitates the Jewish testament genre in which an ideal biography is depicted to become a model of religious advice. But while Paul deals critically with genre, he became a religious hero in the canonical letter, which was edited by the Philippians in the early second century ce. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688508000210 |