Was he a model figure or not? Heiko Wojtkowiak deals with the question of the relationship between Paul's strict ethical mandates toward the congregation of the Philippians and Christ's own actions. His intention is to illuminate the relationship between paraklesis and Christ's saving action as stated in Paul's letter to the Philippians. To approach this diputed question, he looks at the role Christ is given in the epistle as a moral model and particularly illuminates the Christian Psalm (Phil. 2.6-11) and its role in the epistle. From this ethical vantage point Wojtkowiak make the case that with his letter Paul was addressing a concrete conflict there, a crisis prompted by experiences of suffering within this Gentile Christian congregation.
- ISBN10 3525535414
- ISBN13 9783525535417
- Publish Date 23 May 2012
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country DE
- Imprint Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 344
- Language German