An edition of Philippians
(2007)
Philippians
a handbook for Greek students
by Jerry L. Sumney
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Philippians: a handbook for Greek students
2007, Hendrickson Publishers, Inc.
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Table of Contents
The letter to the Philippians
Philippians 1:1-2 epistolary greeting
Philippians 1:3-11 thanksgiving and prayer
1:3-8 Paul's thankfulness for the Philippians
1:9-11 Paul's prayer for love and discernment
Philippians 1:12-26 report of Paul's circumstances with related examples to imitate and to avoid
1:12-14 Paul imprisonment and its effects
1:15-20 responses to Paul's imprisonment
1:15-17 antagonists and colleagues
1:18-20 Paul's response to both
1:21-26 Paul's care for the Philippians seen in his choice to continue
His life and mission
Philippians 1:27-2:18 exhortations to conform community life to the example of Christ
1:27-30 exhortation to live in harmony as the Gospel demands
2:1-4 exhortation to unity and humility
2:5-11 a hymnic account of the Gospel
2:12-18 application of the hymn
Philippians 2:19-3:16 contrasting examples of responses to the Gospel
2:19-30 reports about Timothy and Epaphroditus, who serve as good examples of living the Gospel
2:19-24 Paul's sending of Timothy, who cares more for others than for himself
2:25-30 the coming of Epaphroditus, who cares deeply for the Philippians and risks his life for the Gospel and to serve others
3:1-16 exhortation to consider those who require gentile Christians to be circumcised to be Christian as bad examples of responding to the Gospel
3:2-11 contrast between those teachers and Paul
3:2-4a true circumcision
3:4b-6 Paul's earthly credentials
3:7-11 the surpassing value of Christ
3:12-16 Paul's striving as he lives in accord with the Gospel
Philippians 3:17-4:9 application of examples of living in accord with the Gospel with explicit exhortations
3:17-4:1 exhortation to imitate the faithful and avoid the conduct of the "enemies of the cross"
4:2-3 exhortation to Euodia and syntyche for unity
4:4-7 exhortation to eschatological preparedness
4:8-9 exhortation to virtue
Philippians 4:10-20 Paul's thanksgiving to the Philippians for their gift to him
4:10-14 Paul's gratitude and contentment
4:15-20 the Philippians' sweet-smelling offering
Philippians 4:21-23 epistolary closing
Conclusion: Philippians and beyond
Overview of the syntactical structure of New Testament Greek.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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