REL-2240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Dispositio, Epistle To The Philippians, Jab
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Founded by philip ii (c4 bce as fortified city) Given to soldiers during the battle of philippi in 42 bce: where. Philippians themes: imprisonment: death false teachers, communal strife imitation of christ. Epistle sent to (cid:498)churches of galatia,(cid:499) but we"re not quite sure which ones specifically. Structure of the epistle: unity is barely disputed, short greeting, exordium and describing the issues, paul"s apologia of his career as an apostle. Bible: debate with opponents and justification via faith, not the law (hebrew, six arguments for justification by faith based on verses from hebrew. Bible: ethical exhortation, conclusion and one more jab at circumcision, paul"s christ cult vs. the other teachers" jesus movements (cid:498)opponents(cid:499, paul"s tactic: We should be mindful of any bias for paul over against his. Paul originally taught galatians: no need to (cid:498)become(cid:499) jews, importance of chrits"s death/resurrection, imminent eschaton, god = jewish god.
