Philippians: From People to Letter

by Peter S. Oakes

Book Overview

A case-study in modelling the social make-up of an early Christian community, including estimated figures for the various social groups in the model. A case-study in how such modelling can make an impact on the exegesis of a text. The result is a proposal for reading Philippians as a call for unity under economic suffering. In particular, the story of Christ in Philippians 2.6-11 is read as a reinforcement of this call in the specifically Roman context...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521036615
• ISBN13: 9780521036610
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"