The mission of the church in Paul's letter to the Philippians in the context of ancient Judaism / by James P. Ware.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ware, James P. (James Patrick), 1957-

Series:

Novum Testamentum, Supplements 120.

Supplements to Novum Testamentum, 0167-9732 ; v. 120

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Missions--Biblical teaching.

Missions.

Gentiles in the Old Testament.

Gentiles in the New Testament.

Judaism--Relations--Christianity.

Judaism.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism.

Christianity and other religions.

Mission of the church--Biblical teaching.

Bible. Philippians--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Isaiah--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.

Bible. Isaiah.

Bible. Philippians.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Paul seemingly nowhere in his letters commands his congregations to preach the gospel. Therefore many scholars have concluded that Paul's thinking had little or no place for a mission of the church. This study undertakes a fresh investigation of the question by devoting close attention to a text hitherto overlooked in discussion of early Christian mission, Paul's letter to the Philippians. The Jewish context of Paul’s thought in Philippians is the key to unlocking his understanding of church and mission in the letter. The study accordingly begins in Part One with an investigation of conversion of gentiles in ancient Judaism. Part Two, drawing upon this Jewish context, focuses on close exegesis of Philippians, revealing the crucial place of the mission of the church in Paul’s thought. The questions addressed by this study go to the heart of our understanding of Paul and of mission in earliest Christianity.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

The Problem of Jewish Mission

Conversion of Gentiles in Isaiah and Elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible

Conversion of Gentiles and Interpretation of Isaiah in Second Temple Judaism

Conclusion to Part One

The Progress of the Gospel in Philippians 1:12-18A

Suffering and Mission in Philippians 1:18B-2:11

The Mission of the Church in Philippians 2:12-18

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Biblical References

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Selected Topics

Index of Selected Greek Words.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9047415833

9004146415

9789047415831

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047415831 DOI