Opponents and identity in Philippians
Jewish Christians Church history
Brill
2018
EISBN 9789004382954
Methodology.
The context of the letter to the Philippians.
Paul and the Jerusalem community before Philippians.
Introducing the opponents: Inclusiveness for the sake of self-enhancement (Phil 1:15-18a).
Securing the status of the Philippians against the Jewish Christ-believing outgroup: vilification and leadership tactics (Phil 3:2-11).
Participation in Christ (Phil 3:10-16) and eschatology (3:11-15, 20-21) in the service of identity construction.
Second round of denigration: Jewish Christ-believers as libertinists.
The context of the letter to the Philippians.
Paul and the Jerusalem community before Philippians.
Introducing the opponents: Inclusiveness for the sake of self-enhancement (Phil 1:15-18a).
Securing the status of the Philippians against the Jewish Christ-believing outgroup: vilification and leadership tactics (Phil 3:2-11).
Participation in Christ (Phil 3:10-16) and eschatology (3:11-15, 20-21) in the service of identity construction.
Second round of denigration: Jewish Christ-believers as libertinists.
