Consolation in Philippians
Consolation in Philippians
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Rhetorical criticism seeks to understand and comment on the way texts function in their social and cultural contexts. Holloway puts Paul's letter in the context of ancient theories and literary practices of 'consolation' and argues that Paul wrote to the Philippians in order to console them. Holloway shows that the letter has a unified overall strategy and provides a convincing account of Paul's argument. The book falls into two parts. Part I explores the integrity of Philippians, the rhetorical situation of the letter, and ancient consolation as the possible genre of Philippians, while Part II examines Phil. 1:3-11; 1:12-2:30; 3:1-4:1 and 4:2-23. The exegetical studies in Part II focus on the consolatory topoi and arguments of Philippians.
- A rhetorical-critical study of Paul's letter to the Philippians
- Shows that the letter, whose unity has often been disputed, has a unified overall strategy
- Offers a detailed discussion of ancient consolation and its application in earliest Christianity
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"It is an impressive piece of work; every interpreter of Philippians will have to consult it." Currents in Theology and Mission
Product details
April 2007Paperback
9780521036245
224 pages
216 × 140 × 14 mm
0.296kg
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I. Literary and Rhetorical Contexts:
- 1. The integrity of Philippians
- 2. The rhetorical situation of Philippians
- 3. On the genre of Philippians: ancient consolation
- Part II. Consolation in Philippians:
- 4. Paul's consolatory strategy: discerning the things that matter (Phil. 1:3–11)
- 5. Discerning the things that matter in the gospel mission (Phil. 1:12–2:30)
- 6. Discerning the one thing that matters in the Christian life (Phil. 3:1–4:1)
- 7. Concluding parenesis, consolation and thank-you note (Phil. 4:2–23)
- Conclusion: an analysis of Philippians
- Bibliography
- Index of modern authors
- Index of passages cited.
