Paul's Letters from Prison: Philippians, Colossians, Philemon and Ephesians"Paul was a Jew of the dispersion, familiar with Greek ideas and culture. An exotic style, the corruption of texts handed down to us, and a thick layer of pietistic interpretation produced by 2000 years of Christianity, have obscured his work for us. The purpose of this book, which includes Paul's letters to the Philippians, Colossians, Ephesians, and to Philemon, is to let Paul speak for himself, without the assumptions imposed by many modern readers"--Back cover. |
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Page 74
... sense and that it is therefore possible to see in the use of this word in the hymn an allusion to the Adamic parallel . It is not the author's concern to make precise philosophical statements about Christ's metaphysical status ; he is ...
... sense and that it is therefore possible to see in the use of this word in the hymn an allusion to the Adamic parallel . It is not the author's concern to make precise philosophical statements about Christ's metaphysical status ; he is ...
Page 153
... sense allowed it , words spelt differently but sounding alike could asily be mistaken for one another . One of the commonest cases of is is the confusion between hēmeis ( we ) and hymeis ( you ) , which is he case here . The R.S.V. ...
... sense allowed it , words spelt differently but sounding alike could asily be mistaken for one another . One of the commonest cases of is is the confusion between hēmeis ( we ) and hymeis ( you ) , which is he case here . The R.S.V. ...
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... sense closer to its basic meaning : t elements which make up a composite whole , e.g. the letters of t alphabet , or the material elements which make up the world . So her could signify elementary forms of religious doctrine found in ...
... sense closer to its basic meaning : t elements which make up a composite whole , e.g. the letters of t alphabet , or the material elements which make up the world . So her could signify elementary forms of religious doctrine found in ...
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Acts already angelic powers apostle authority baptism believer body century Christ Jesus Church Colossae Colossians commentary common concerned congregation cosmic Dead Sea Scrolls death divine doctrine early Christian Epaphras Epaphroditus Ephesians Ephesus epistle especially evidence example expression fact faith Father Gentile gift give Gnostic God's gospel grace Greek greeting heaven heavenly Hellenistic hymn idea imprisonment Israel J. B. Lightfoot Jesus Christ Jewish Jewish Christians Jews Judaism Laodicea liturgical London Lord Marcion matter means mind moral Old Testament Onesimus pagan parallel passage Pastoral Epistles Paul Paul's letters pauline perhaps person Phil Philemon Philippi Philippians phrase prayer present probably question Qumran redemption reference relationship religious righteousness Roman saints salvation seen sense significance simply slave Spirit teaching thanksgiving theological Thess things thought translation Tychicus unity universe verb verse whole wisdom word writing