Philippians (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780802825513)

In this fine new commentary on Paul's letter to the Philippians, Stephen Fowl notes that for the great premodern commentators of the Christian tradition, the literal sense of Scripture is always regulated by theological concerns. Thus, unlike commentaries that simply append theology to historical criticism, Fowl's volume displays disciplined attention to the text of Philippians in ways that enhance rather than frustrate theological inquiry.

While Fowl engages the great scholars of the past, John Chrysostom and Thomas Aquinas among them, he also draws a novel theology of friendship from Paul's letter and unpacks how the teachings of Philippians might be embodied today by Christians in the West.

Author: Stephen E. Fowl
ISBN-10: 0802825516
ISBN-13: 9780802825513
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2005
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.34w x 0.72d