TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nikki, Nina
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019//
TI  - Opponents and identity in Philippians
T3  - Supplements to Novum Testamentum 173
PB  - Brill
CY  - Leiden
KW  - Adversaries
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Bible
KW  - Philippians
KW  - Jewish Christians
KW  - Early church
KW  - Church history
KW  - Primitive and early church
KW  - History
KW  - Enemies
KW  - Paul
KW  - 30-600
AB  - "Guided by awareness of the problematic relationship between polemical text and history, Opponents and Identity in Philippians seeks to establish a historical context for the letter to the Philippians. The study re-evaluates the relationship between Paul and the Jerusalem-based Christ-believing community from the time of the Jerusalem meeting and the Antioch incident. A more detailed analysis centers on how this relationship is reflected in Philippians. The book argues that Paul was continuously on problematic terms with the Jerusalem community, which means that they are the Jewish Christ-believing opponents referred to at several places in Philippians as well. With the help of the social identity approach (SIA), the book illustrates how Paul engages in identity formation through polemical rhetoric in his last letter"--
SN  - 9789004382961
UR  - https://brill.com/abstract/title/39197
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004382961
DO  - 10.1163/9789004382961
LA  - English
N1  - by Nina Nikki
ID  - 1029947643
ER  -