02843nam a2200169Ia 4500 240126s9999 xx 000 0 und d 9781565639911156563991X eng BS2705.55 .S86 2007 Sumney, Jerry L. Philippians : A Greek Student's Intermediate Reader / Jerry L. Sumney Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, 2007 xxiv, 161 p. ; 24 cm. 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. Bible. Philippians Translating.Bible. Philippians Criticism, interpretation, etc.. 0 0 0 0 GETS GETS GEN 2024-01-29 0 BS2705.55 .S86 2007 00032952 2024-01-29 20:19:46 2024-01-29 BK 51730 51730