Philippians
Paul, Timothy, and Epaphroditus wrote and sent the messenge to the church in Philippi. Philippi had the first church in Europe with a major diocese confirmed by an Apostle. This epistle was written during Paul's imprisonment in Rome sometime around 61-63 AD. The church of Philippi was probably consecrated with a bishop and throne around the year 51 AD during Paul's 2nd missionary journey (Acts 16:12; Philippians 2:25). Paul had later visited again the Philippian church around 57-58 AD (Acts 20:1, 6). Thus Paul wrote his epistle about 11 years after first teaching them how to obey the gospel of Christ with the apostolic rituals and rules. The western churches commemorate Epaphroditus on March 30, and the eastern churches on March 22.
Major Theme: The dynamic of Christian life in Christ. Salvation is a dynamic, ongoing experience that is not merely personal, but shared among believers. St. Paul urges the believers in Philippi toward continued unity, humility, selfless generosity, and joy in Christ. Subthemes include alerting of the Philippian church to: 1 . Interference from self-serving evangelists (1:12–18) 2. Persecution from the world (1:27–30; 2:14–18) 3. Antagonism from heretics, particularly the legalistic Judaizers (3:1–11)
Title - Thesis | Scroll | Short Description | Synthesis 2nd Temple | Antithesis | Synthesis Apostolic | Synthesis Amoraim | Continent Origin | Southern Worldview | Northern Worldview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philippians | Scroll 86 | Catholicity | Paul's Epistle to the Philippians | Pros Philippesious | Didactic | NA | Europe | Pauline Epistle | Prison Epistle |
Category Reference Guide
Title/Thesis - The name of the book in American English
Synthesis 2nd Temple - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from 2nd temple Judaism up to the 1st century
Antithesis - The name of the book in another language
Synthesis Apostolic - The identity of the book in order of its presentation according to Tradition in the church after the 3rd century
Synthesis Amoraim - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from Tannaim up to the 5th century
Continent Origin - Continent from where the Text Type Source comes from
Southern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. South means Africa or Egypt (Alexandrian) such as LXX. South of Palestine.
Northern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. North means Asia or Persia (Babylonian) such as Masoretic. North of Palestine.
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Link to some reference to hymns in Church following the same spirit as the Letter to the Philippians