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 Author Name: Cousar C B
Title: NTL - New Testament Library commentary series - Philippians and Philemon
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Westminster John Knox 2009
ISBN: 0664221224
ISBN: 9780664221225
[Number in stock: 3] [Number on order: 4]
Paul's letter to the church at Philippi is a moving insight into early Christianity. No letter displays Paul's fondness for a church as much as Philippians, and this passion is accompanied by a profound sense of thanksgiving for the church and its generosity. In this letter, Paul reminds the church of the first day they heard the gospel, the present persecution that they experience in their imperial context, and their true reality as citizens of heaven. Jesus Christ grounds this eschatological framework as the one whom God has lifted up. But in Philippi Paul also faced opponents, and the interpretation of the letter requires that the reader understand these people whose vision of Jesus was other than Paul's.
The short letter to Philemon tells the story of a Christian slave named Onesimus. Through this appeal on Onesimus' behalf, Paul illustrates how the moral vision of social hierarchies, such as the one between slave owner and slave, are dismantled in Christ. He calls Philemon and Onesimus into a reconciliation that points to their shared participation in Christ.
Together, these two letters show Paul's vital passion for the church and the bonds that held early Christians together in their faith.
The New Testament Library ...offers authoritative commentary of every book and major aspect of the New Testament, providing fresh translations based on the best available ancient manuscripts, critical portrayals of the historical world in which the books were created, careful attention to their literary design, and a theological perceptive exposition of the biblical text. The contributors are scholars of international standing. The editorial board consists of C. Clifton Black, Princeton Theological Seminary; M. Eugene Boring, Brite Divinity School; and John T. Carroll, Union Theological Seminary, and Presbyterian School of Christian Education.
Charles B. Cousar is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous books, including the Galatians commentary in the Interpretation series. He is also a coauthor of the three-volume set Texts for Preaching: A Lectionary Commentary Based on the NRSV.
NTL New Testament Library commentary series Philippians Philemon Paul
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