Philippians and Philemon (Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible)

by Daniel L. Migliore

Publisher:

Westminster John Knox

, 2014

Overview

In this latest volume in the Belief series, Daniel L. Migliore plumbs the depth of Paul’s letters to the Philippians and to Philemon. With splendid theological reflection, Migliore explores central themes of these remarkable letters; themes that include the practice of prayer, righteousness from God, and the work of reconciliation and transformation through Jesus Christ. Migliore shows how Philippians continues to speak to churches that, like the church at Philippi, struggle to be faithful to Christ, worry about the future, and need guidance. And in Philemon, Migliore finds a letter with importance far beyond its size; a letter that can enrich our understanding of the fullness of the gospel that Paul proclaims. In both books, Migliore deftly shows Paul as a remarkable theologian and pastor with a message instructive to the church of every age.

Contents

Top Highlights

“When our observance of Good Friday and Easter Sunday becomes a routine ritual stripped of surprise, when we consider the empty tomb as the inevitable or predictable follow-up to Golgotha, just as the sun predictably rises each morning after a period of darkness or spring flowers predictably follow the snows of winter, the deep mystery of both Good Friday and Easter are lost. In between the darkness of Good Friday and the light of Easter morning is the terrible silence of Holy Saturday.⁴⁶ Easter begins not with a yawn but with a surprising and joyful shout: he is risen!” (Page 95)

“The church in Philippi faced serious threats from outside as well as potentially demoralizing divisions within. Named after Philip, the king of Macedonia who ruled the area some four hundred years before Paul’s missionary journeys, Philippi had become by the first century CE a Roman colony and ‘a leading city’ (Acts 16:12) of the area. Its laws, ethos, and other cultural institutions were modeled after the great capital of the Roman Empire.” (Page 9)

“It is the first move; it is God’s initiative, carried out by him in Christ’s faithful death” (Page 127)

“In summary, running through Paul’s Letter to the Philippians are the themes of Christ as at once humble Lord and supreme paradigm of Christian life; of unity in Christ that overcomes the forces of dissension; of a readiness to suffer for the sake of the gospel that does not rob us of joy in Christ; of the radical difference between a righteousness of our own and a righteousness from God; and of a life of thanksgiving in mutual giving and receiving.” (Page 15)

Product Details

• Title: Philippians and Philemon (Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible)
• Author: Daniel L. Migliore
• Edition: First edition
• Series: Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Print Publication Date: 2014
• Logos Release Date: 2018
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. N.T. Philippians › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. Philemon › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780664232634, 9780664260125, 0664232639, 0664260128
• Resource ID: LLS:BELIEFPHP
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-08-30T23:09:05Z

About Daniel L. Migliore

Daniel L. Migliore (Ph.D.) is a theologian and author. B.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University. He is ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He regularly teaches and preachers at local congregations in New Brunswick. His areas of reserach include systematic theology, Karl Barth, the Trinity, and Christology. He retired in 2009 as the Charles hodge Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary.