Paradigms of being in Christ a study of the Epistle to the Philippians by Peter-Ben Smit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smit, Peter-Ben, 1979- author.

Series:

Library of New Testament studies ; 476.

Library of New Testament studies 476

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ.

Bible. Epistles of Paul--Theology.

Bible.

Bible. Philippians.

Paradigm (Theory of knowledge).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

London Bloomsbury 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In Philippians, Paul positions himself as an example of 'being in Christ'. The way in which he does this points out that he consciously positions himself in the tradition of classical rhetoric, where the use of paradigms was a standard element in deliberative arguing. Paul describes his life as coloured by Christ in such a way that he represents Christ to the Philippians, and the response he hopes to evoke in their congregation is that of similar behaviour. In Paradigms of Being in Christ, Peter-Ben Smit combines observations on classical rhetoric, exegetical analyses of Philippians, and views from the perspective of gender and masculinity studies into a new and fresh analysis of the epistle. Smit shows that ancient ideals of deliberative rhetoric have influenced Philippians in much the same way in which they appear in Aristotle, Plutarch, and (also) 2 Maccabees. This study both positions Paul in the cultural context of his day and shows how he was unique."--Bloomsbury Publishing

In his Epistle to the Philippians, Paul positions himself as an example of 'being in Christ'. The way in which he does this points out that he consciously positions himself in the tradition of classical rhetoric, where the use of paradigms (exempla) was a standard element in deliberative arguing. Paul describes his life as coloured by Christ in such a way that he represents Christ to the Philippians, and the response he hopes to evoke in their congregation is that of similar behaviour. The analysis of Smit combines observations on classical rhetoric, exegetical analyses of Philippians, and views from the perspective of gender and masculinity studies into a new and fresh analysis of the material. He shows that ancient ideals of deliberative rhetoric have influenced Philippians in much the same way in which they appear in e.g. Aristotle, Plutarch, and (also) 2 Maccabees. This study both positions Paul in the cultural context of his day and indicates the newness of his enterprise

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. The Communicative Setting: Genre, Structure, Aims and Context of Philippians

3. Models of Identity in Philippians

4. Conclusions

Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9781472550699

1472550692

9780567372185

0567372189

OCLC:

861533409