Philippians 2:5-11, long cherished and mined for its riches, has shaped the very language and architecture of orthodox Christian confession of Christ. Whether in contemporary worship or devotional reading, all Christians have found this Pauline passage speaking with memorable and evocative power. Yet few scriptural texts have generated as much interpretive comment and controversy. Close inspection of its lines raises important questions of the meaning of terms, the principal affirmations regarding Christ's nature and work, the function of these verses within the argument of Philippians and the possibility that the poetry of verses 6-11 reveals the shape of an early Christian hymn. And if these verses constitute a hymn, what does it disclose of its original setting and the nature of early Christian worship? Ralph Martin's study of this passage was originally published in 1967 under the title Carmen Christi and then reissued in 1983 with a new preface. For thirty years it has been widely and uncontestedly recognized as the indispensable work for any serious interpretation of Philippians 2:5-11. Now reissued as A Hymn of Christ, this classic work includes a new preface that brings readers abreast of critical issues in the interpretation of this text since 1983. Once again a foundational volume on Pauline theology is made available to students of Scripture.
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That the Christian mesage should appear on the scene of history attended by an upsurge of spiritual fervour and power is what we might expect in view of the claim which the New Testament makes that in such a message God is visiting His people. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
res rapienda, res rapta, soteriological drama, epistolary prose, worshipping life, present lordship, redemption myth, universal homage, divine equality, incarnate existence, entire hymn, mythical framework, ethical example, surrounding verses, obedient one, heavenly man, incarnate life, hapax legomena, exegetical study, christological hymn, ethical interpretation, obedience unto death, incarnate one Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Testament, Old Testament, Jesus Christ, Imago Dei, Der Brief, Christ Jesus, Exegese von Phil, God the Father, Primal Man, Servant of Yahweh, Isaiah Iii, Christ's Resurrection, Studia Paulina, Ascension of Isaiah, Earliest Christianity, Church's Lord, Jesus Imperator Mundi, Lord Jesus, Hellenistic Judaism, Lord's Supper, Pauline Christology, Servant of Isaiah, The Earliest Christian Confessions, Beginnings of Dogma, Hellenistic Jewish New!
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- Christ and Time: The Primitive Christian Conception of Time by Oscar Cullmann on 8 pages
- The meaning of Christ for Paul by Elias Andrews on 8 pages
- The Christology of the New Testament by Oscar Cullmannn on 6 pages
- Existence and Faith: Shorter Writings of Rudolf Bultmann (Living Age Books) by Rudolf Karl Bultmann on 5 pages
- The Gnostic Problem: A Study of The Relations Between Hellenistic Judaism And The Gnostic Heresy by R. McL. Wilson on 4 pages
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- An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation by David A. deSilva on page 660, page 661, and page 667
- Cruciformity: Paul's Narrative Spirituality of the Cross by Michael J. Gorman on page 88, page 164, and Back Matter
- The Emergence of the Church: Context, Growth, Leadership & Worship by Arthur G. Patzia on page 112, and page 257
- Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, Vol. 3: Romans to Philemon by Clinton E. Arnold on page 369
- An Introduction to the New Testament and the Origins of Christianity (Introduction to Religion) by Delbert Burkett on page 361
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