We know from the letter that the philippians were facing a lot of hardship and paul wasnt exactly living the high life himself. From internal considerations it appears that colossians, ephesians, and philemon were written early during pauls roman imprisonment and taken together to asia minor by tychicus col. Commentary on the book of philippians by matthew henry. Gospel glimpses, wholebible connections, theology, practice, and more. I cant commend matt harmons commentary on philippians highly enough to pastors and students in all areas of church ministry and life. Life in christ click chart to enlarge charts from jensens survey of the nt used by permission philippians charles swindoll chart on right side of page do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself do not merely look out for. They key personalities are the apostle paul, timothy, epaphroditus, euodia, and syntyche.
I can do all things through him who gives me strength. Almost all scholars agree that the apostle paul wrote the letter we know as philippians sometime between ad 54 and 62. The apostle says that our work is not the result of our own efforts, but of gods work in and through us. You will also find options for commentaries on philippians that help pastors, teachers, and readers with application of the bible, commentaries that approach the scripture versebyverse, classic christian commentaries, and much more. This eightweek study explores a variety of workrelated topics for todays christian worker, ranging from attitude, ambition, and conflict, to service. Overview of the book of philippians reformed answers to. Philippians is one of pauls shortest letters and one of the smallest books in the new testament but there are such powerful teachings in this little dynamo. Many of the links below connect you to scanned, published books and articles. In my conclusion, i will offer several distinctions toward understand the relationships between exegesis and theology. Philippians, theology of bakers evangelical dictionary. Even now, prayerfully ponder the last few verses from the first chapter, which aptly summarize pauls aims and themes in philippians. In fact, its beginnings go back to the fourth century bce when it was occupied by the thracians. A verse by verse examination of the apostle pauls epistle of joy to the beloved philippian church.
Throughout the new testament, we see paul always striving to work in partnership with other christians, including barnabas acts. To thank the philippians for their solidarity with him while he was in prison and to encourage them to unity and humble service toward each other in christ. Todays post is the beginning of blog posts i will be sharing looking at leadership lessons in the book of philippians. The material below serves as a basic introduction to the book. For this reason there are hundreds of commentaries on this epistle, some are focused on a exegetical study on individual greek words and are thousands of pages in length.
For these reasons there is probably not a more comforting, and at the same time a more practically helpful, book to study. An introduction to the book of philippians christopher l. The joy of the christian experience is the dominant theme running through the book of philippians. Watson examine the significance of barths theological exegesis of philippians and introduce barths approach to biblical interpretation.
Theology of work project online materials by theology of work project, inc. Paul and timothy, servants of christ jesus, to all the saints in christ jesus at. Philippians is a joyous book, giving us a glimpse of pauls prayer life and his call for unity in the church. And yet paul, whose mind is filled with thoughts of god, christ, the spirit, salvation. Pauls letter to the philippians provides a different sort of answer to the question of where we find strength to do our work. Rather, it is a personal letter dealing primarily with personal matters that concern the christians in philippi for whom paul has the greatest affection 1. This will now be my goto book for teaching or preaching philippians, joining martin and silva and lightfoot and the others. This summary of the book of philippians provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of philippians. Gupta makes the background, messages, and theological importance of this text understandable and interesting to lay readers and students. Philippians and work bible commentary theology of work. Conclusion to philippians bible commentary produced by tow project though paul does not address the workplace distinctly in philippians, his vision of gods work in us lays a foundation for our considerations of faith and work.
The epistle to the philippians, commonly referred to as philippians, is a pauline epistle of the new testament of the christian bible. It does so by reminding us as believers that we are called to live joyfully as. The book of philippians is a prison epistle letter written while in prison. Philippians resources commentaries, sermons, illustrations, devotionals. Philippians, theology of dictionary definition, verses and bible references on the topic of. Introduction to philippians bible commentary theology of work.
An exegeticaltheological analysis of philippians 2. Category archives for book of philippians with discussion questions daily thoughts from philippians 8. Philippians bible book with full chapters new living. The early church was unanimous in its testimony that philippians was written by the apostle paul see 1. Conclusion to philippians bible commentary theology of. For these reasons and others, philippians is a book of the bible that deserves not just our routine reading but our careful study and meditation. Letter to the philippians reading room tyndale university. Theology of work, the bible and your work study series. The city was already ancient by the time paul arrived there around 49 ce acts 16. A thematic analysis of philippians reformation theology.
It was at philippi, which the apostle visited on his second missionary journey. Baker book house company, grand rapids, michigan usa. Verse by verse bible study on through the book of phillipians, covering chapter 1 and verses eight to thirty by robert breaker. Robert sloan reveals how a thorough understanding of this letter will help you grasp the overall thought of the apostle paul. It was written to show his appreciation and love to. Phil vischer, founder of jellyfish labs and cocreator of the acclaimed veggietales, dives into the book of philippians to answer the question, where does joy come from. You are where you are by divine appointment, for the purposes of sharing the gospel.
Pauls letter to the christians in philippi provides a different sort of answer to the question of where we find strength to do our work. Book of philippians with discussion questions page 2 a. The philippians christology the epistle to the philippians is one of pauls most genial letters. The best philippians commentaries are listed below. He proceeds through the greek text of philippians phrasebyphrase without transliteration, making both syntactical and lexical comments. Theology for living from philippians to our god and father be glory for ever and ever. Reading philippians includes guptas own english translation of philippians. One of the messages about christ in philippians is that he will return again 1. Writing from prison, paul describes the joys of following christ and persevering for the gospel, and the secret to being content in any situation. The book of philippians was written in approximately a. Summarize what the bible says about philippi the city or the church outside the book of philippians.
Overview of the book of philippians reformed answers. By surveying the writings of three christian thinkers, i hope to underscore the different ways each author uses the same text but for different reasons. A map of philippi and surrounding regions the city of philippi and the origin of the church there the city of philippi, as one can see from the map, is located in north eastern greece macedonia. Philippians is one of the shorter epistles of paul, yet it is one of the most studied in all of scripture. The apostle paul wrote the letter to express his gratitude and affection for the philippian church, his strongest supporters in ministry.
Philippians, theology of bakers evangelical dictionary of biblical. The bible book of philippians with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. Entry for philippians, theology of bakers evangelical dictionary of biblical theology one of 28 bible dictionaries freely available, this dictioanry connects all old testament and new testament content on more than 500 theological ideas. Paul and silas first visited philippi in greece during pauls second missionary journey, which occurred between approximately 49. The epistle to the philippians, one of pauls prison epistles, was written in rome. The book was written by paul during the roman imprisonment to thank the church for their support and to warn them against judaizing false teachers.
This book is known as one of pauls prison epistles colossians, ephesians, philemon, and philippians. Check out this commentary, summary and key verses from the book of philiipians. What if a single book of the bible could be a window into pauls entire theology. Purpose of the epistle the church at philippi had sent a gift to paul in rome by the hand of epaphroditus 4. In this anniversary edition of the epistle to the philippians, karl barths exposition of the book of philippians is again made available. Look at the book a minitheology of hell philippians 3. Philippians, theology of pauls letter to the philippians is not a treatise on theology. Make a list of bible passages outside the book of philippians that refer to the city or church at philippi use a concordance and crossreferences.
Paul and timothy, servants of christ jesus, to all the saints in christ jesus at philippi, together with the overseers and deacons. Paul thanks the philippians for their support for him, both personal phil. For 33 years, he served as pastor of bethlehem baptist church, minneapolis, minnesota. Best philippians commentaries updated for 2020 best. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. The title of this book is taken from the name of the city to which it was addressed. Occasioned not by heretical teachings, disturbing reports, or persecution, but rather by a generous gift and its bearers return to philippi, it may seem likely that the letter would contain precious little theology. With the help of some animated friends, phil unpacks what it means to live with joy both in times of happiness and in times of sadness.
In this new introduction and guide to pauls letter to the philippians, nijay k. The christ hymn in chapter 2 receives special attention. The epistle is attributed to paul the apostle and a coauthor named timothy, and is addressed to the christian church in philippi. Introduction, background, and outline to philippians. Paul uses this occasion not only to thank them, but to comfort them concerning his situation as a prisoner for jesus christ 1. Pauls letter to the philippians is not a treatise on theology. The words joy and rejoice are used 16 times in the epistle. Therefore god has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that jesus christ is lord, to the glory of god the father. This is not meant as abstract theology but as practical advice for daily life and work. This fourth installment in the rightnowexclusive series packs tons of good theology into. Subscribe to the blog get expert commentary on biblical languages, fresh explorations in theology, handpicked book excerpts, author videos, and info on limitedtime sales. Why paul wrote the letter to the philippians zondervan. I believe the book of philippians can help us answer that question. Internally the letter reveals the stamp of genuineness.
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