Epistle to the Philippians

The epistle of Philippians is written by Paul with credit given to Timothy. This position is supported by the verse 1 of chapter 1 stating this fact. Pauline authorship had been accepted by the early church fathers Polycarp and Ireaneus, which serves as strong support. However in the 18th century, F. C Baur argued that Philippians may not have been Pauline due the presence of Gnostic doctrines and ideals. He further questions the origin of the epistle due to the statement made in Philippians

Paul is attributed with writing the Epistle to the Philippians, and no serious doubt is raised against the claim otherwise. It was during Paul’s second missionary journey, he and his companions set “sail from Troas and took a straight course to Samothrace, the following day to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony” (Acts 12:11-12). They remained in the city, where they met a small group of Jews attending a prayer meeting by

outsider isn’t an easy task, if only there was guide lines or letter to help people like there was in Philippians. The New Testament is made up of 27 books, 21 out of the 27 books are letters. When epistles were

Introduction Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians and Philemon are prison epistle books that Paul wrote during his time when he was imprisoned in Rome. Lord brought Paul in a city called Rome to go and do the mission strategy which was given to the disciples by Jesus just before he ascended into heaven. Paul's task was to complete the mission of making the gospel to come to all corners of the world. Lord told him to take courage since he had testified many things about him in Jerusalem therefore he

Thessalonians, Galatians, Philippians, Ephesians, and The Pastoral Letters. In the books of Thessalonians the first principle is seen as Paul accentuates and commends them for their faithfulness to the Lord. Paul highlights Love and Hope and encourages the church to walk in love. Galatians has greatly influenced Christian understandings of the significance of Jesus’s death, a law-free gospel, and the equal status of Gentile and Jewish Christians. The book of Philippians is a Prison Epistle . Paul wrote it

Paul believes Christ return is imminent. In other words Christ is not coming back in a year or six months, but any day. Philippians and 1 Thessalians seems to take on a whole new focus when we consider Paul believes Christ will return any day. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:6, JANT) and in the same chapter there is another reference to Jesus return. Having produced a harvest of righteousness

Philippians The book of Philippians deals with praise, confidence and rejoicing. The book of Philippians was a letter written in prison by Paul in 62 A.D. The key personalities are the Apostle Paul, Timothy, Epaphroditus, Euodia, and Syntyche ( Philippians). Paul is known for his prison epistles ( letter written in jail) there are four and Paul had written Philippians last. Paul had written this letter to explain his love and appreciation for the believers in Philippi. You can find out more information

The letter to the Philippians has been the subject of historical criticism in relation to its contemporary authors and philosophers. In Studies in Paul’s Letter to the Philippians , Hans Dieter Betz scrutinizes five segments from the letter to the Philippians to examine scholastic interpretations and to suggest a new interpretation regarding its literary genre as preparation for death(praemeditatio mortis). Hans Dieter Betz is a German-American scholar of the New Testament and Early Christianity

I chose to write my exegetical paper on Philippians 3:12-21. Before writing this paper I was not entirely familiar with the life of Paul and the reasons for his letters. It was an interesting study once I understood the background and reasoning for Paul’s writings. Paul wrote Philippians while in prison. His priority was always on the advancement of Christ. He was completely unconcerned about his lack of comfort or the situation he was in while in prison. His thoughts were solely on the cause of

The apostle Paul was known to many as Saul of Tarsus. There is no doubt he was born to Jewish parents whose residence was in the city of Tarsus of Cilicia. In the Book of Acts 23:6, his own admission relates that he was a Hebrew of Hebrews, but he was also a son of a Pharisee. In Phil. 3:4-5, Paul states that he was from the tribe of Benjamin. At an early age, Paul was taught in tent-making according to Acts 18:3. At an early age, he was sent to Jerusalem to study under a well-known teacher by the