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1 online resource (217 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Library of New Testament studies. International studies on Christian origins ; 476
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Library of New Testament studies ; 476.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
In Philippians, Paul positions himself as an example of 'being in Christ'. The way in which he does this points out that he consciously positions himself in the tradition of classical rhetoric, where the use of paradigms was a standard element in deliberative arguing. Paul describes his life as coloured by Christ in such a way that he represents Christ to the Philippians, and the response he hopes to evoke in their congregation is that of similar behaviour. In Paradigms of Being in Christ, Peter-Ben Smit combines observations on classical rhetoric, exegetical analyses of Philippians, and view. |
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2.2.1 Hellenistic Epistolography2.2.2 The Literary Plan of Philippians; 2.2.3 Time, Place, and Situation of Composition; 2.2.4 The Recipients in Philippi; 2.3 Communicative Reasons for Philippians; 2.3.1 Thankfulness, Well-Wishing, the Exchange ofInformation, and Contact; 2.3.2 Requests and Instructions Concerning Issues inPhilippi; 2.3.3 Opponents and Adversaries of the Philippians andPaul: An Overview; 2.3.4 "Thanking" for a Gift; 3 MODELS OF IDENTITY IN PHILIPPIANS ; 3.1 The Christ-Paradigm (Phil. 1.27-2.18); 3.1.1 Introduction. |
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3.1.2 Worthy of Christ's Gospel: Community andUnity (1.27-2.4)3.1.3 The Christ Enkomion (2.5-11); 3.1.4 A Misfit? The Problem of Christ's Origins; 3.1.5 Obedience and the Glorification of the Faithful (2.12-18); 3.1.6 Paul's Appeal in the Context of Philippi; 3.1.7 Concluding Observations; 3.2 Timothy and Epaphroditus as Exempla?; 3.2.1 Introduction; 3.2.2 Timothy; 3.2.3 Epaphroditus; 3.2.4 Timothy and Epaphroditus as Paradigms: TheirRelationship to the Philippians; 3.3 The Paradigm of "Paul in Christ" (Phil. 3.1-4.1); 3.3.1 Introduction; 3.3.2 Setting an Example Oneself: Periautologia. |
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3.4 The Exempla and their Aims in Phil. 33.4.1 The Starting Point: "Dogs" in Philippi; 3.4.2 Excursus: Paul the Paradigm: Logical and/or Illustrative?; 3.4.3 Paul the Christian and Identity "in Christ"; 3.4.4 Excursus: Paul as a Paradigmatic Man?; 3.4.5 Ensuing Exhortations: Euodia and Syntyche (Phil. 4.2-3) as (Negative) Paradigms? ; 4 CONCLUSIONS ; 4.1 Exempla in Philippians: Concluding Overview; 4.1.1 Exempla and the Structure of Philippians; 4.2 The Point of the Paradigms; 4.3 Embodied Identity and Relational Ecclesiology; 4.4 The Traditional Character of Paul's Relational Ecclesiology. |
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4.5 Paul's Authority in its Ecclesiological ContextBibliography; Index of Authors; Index of References. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Jesus Christ -- Example.
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Jesus Christ. |
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Example. |
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Bible. Philippians -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible. Philippians. |
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Bible. Philippians. |
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Theology.
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Theology. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Print version: Smit, Peter-Ben. Paradigms of being in Christ : a study of the Epistle to the Philippians. London : Bloomsbury T & T Clark, 2013 xiv, 202 pages ; 24 cm. Library of New Testament studies. International studies on Christian origins ; 476 9780567271624 (OCoLC)841184157 |
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9780567372185 (electronic book) |
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0567372189 (electronic book) |
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0567271625 |
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9780567271624 |
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