Consolation in Philippians : Philosophical Sources and Rhetorical Strategy (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series)

Holloway, Paul A.

Cambridge University Press（2007/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 224 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780521036245
• DDC分類 227.6066

Full Description

Rhetorical criticism seeks to understand and comment on the way texts function in their social and cultural contexts. Holloway puts Paul's letter in the context of ancient theories and literary practices of 'consolation' and argues that Paul wrote to the Philippians in order to console them. Holloway shows that the letter has a unified overall strategy and provides a convincing account of Paul's argument. The book falls into two parts. Part I explores the integrity of Philippians, the rhetorical situation of the letter, and ancient consolation as the possible genre of Philippians, while Part II examines Phil. 1:3-11; 1:12-2:30; 3:1-4:1 and 4:2-23. The exegetical studies in Part II focus on the consolatory topoi and arguments of Philippians.

Contents

Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Literary and Rhetorical Contexts: 1. The integrity of Philippians; 2. The rhetorical situation of Philippians; 3. On the genre of Philippians: ancient consolation; Part II. Consolation in Philippians: 4. Paul's consolatory strategy: discerning the things that matter (Phil. 1:3-11); 5. Discerning the things that matter in the gospel mission (Phil. 1:12-2:30); 6. Discerning the one thing that matters in the Christian life (Phil. 3:1-4:1); 7. Concluding parenesis, consolation and thank-you note (Phil. 4:2-23); Conclusion: an analysis of Philippians; Bibliography; Index of modern authors; Index of passages cited.