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  1. Christ as the telos of life
    moral philosophy, athletic imagery, and the aim of Philippians
    Author: Arnold, Bradley
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Mohr Siebeck, s.l.

    Bradley Arnold examines the argumentative logic and central aim in Paul's letter to the Philippians. A historical context is mapped out that is useful for these purposes, examining the broad structure of thought in ancient moral philosophy (namely,... more

     

    Bradley Arnold examines the argumentative logic and central aim in Paul's letter to the Philippians. A historical context is mapped out that is useful for these purposes, examining the broad structure of thought in ancient moral philosophy (namely, Aristotle, Epicureanism, and Stoicism), ancient athletics, and vivid description. The author then uses these areas to elucidate the nature of Paul's argument in Philippians. In an exegetical analysis of the entire letter he demonstrates that Paul's argument is structured similarly to the pattern of thinking in ancient moral philosophy and that withi

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 1322098522; 9783161533273; 9781322098524
    RVK Categories: BC 7315
    Series: Array ; 371
    Subjects: Bibel; Sport; Metapher; Rhetorik; Ethik; ; Exegese; ; Wettkampf; Christliche Existenz; ; Christliche Ethik;
    Scope: Online-Ressource
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    Cover; Preface; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; First Part Approaches to Philippians and Methodological Considerations ; Chapter 1: Overview of Research: Integrity, Genre, and the Aim(s) of Philippians; 1. Partition Theories; 2. Epistolary Approaches; 2.1 A Family Letter of Reassurance; 2.2 A Letter of Friendship for Moral Formation; 2.3 A Letter of Consolation to Discern the Things that Matter; 2.4 Summary; 3. The Pattern of Thought in Philippians; 3.1 Chiasm and Parallelism in Philippians; 3.2 The Christ Hymn and Philippians; 3.3 Stoicism and Paul's Pattern of Thought

    3.4 Summary4. Thematic and Rhetorical Approaches; 4.1 The Advance of the Gospel; 4.2 Disunity among the Philippians; 4.3 Addressing the Problem of Opponents/Suffering; 4.4 Summary; 5. Athletic Imagery and Its Function in Philippians; 5.1 The Agōn for the Gospel; 5.2 The Agōn in Its Jewish Context ; 5.3 The Agōn in Its Greco-Roman Context; 5.4 Summary; 6. Conclusion: Aims of the Study; Chapter 2: Theoretical Framework for a Historical Investigation; 1. A Critical Approach to History; 2. The Processes of Constructing Knowledge; 3. Shared Knowledge across Socio-Economic Levels; 4. Conclusion

    Second Part Historical Context: Moral Philosophy, Athletics, and Vivid Speech Chapter 3: The Structure of Thought in Ancient Moral Philosophy; 1. Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics; 2. Hellenistic Moral Philosophies; 2.1 Epicureanism; 2.2 Stoicism; 3. Conclusion; Chapter 4: Ancient Athletics and the Construction of a Good Life; 1. Prominence of Athletics: The Games; 2. The Athletic Ideal: Virtue and the Making of Perfect Citizens; 3. Construction of the Good Life: Moral Philosophy and Athletics; 3.1 Lucretius; 3.2 Seneca; 3.3 Epictetus; 3.4 Dio Chrysostom; 4. Race Imagery and the Entirety of Life

    5. Conclusion Chapter 5: Vivid Description: The Verbal and the Visual; 1. Vivid Speech: ἔκφρασις, Ancient Human Psychology, and Persuasion; 1.1 ἔκφρασις in the Progymnasmata; 1.2 Quintilian and Ancient Human Psychology; 1.3 ἐνάργεια and Persuasion; 1.4 Linguistic Features of Vivid Speech; 2. The Image of the Runner as a Vivid Description (Phil 3:13-14); 3. Conclusion; Third Part Exegetical Analysis: Moral Philosophy, Athletic Imagery, and Vivid Speech in Philippians ; Chapter 6: Discerning and Modeling the Virtuous Life (Phil 1:1-26)

    1. Concern with Life as a Whole: Discerning the Superior Things (Phil 1:1-11)2. Positive and Negative Examples of Virtue (Phil 1:12-26); 3. Conclusion; Chapter 7: Living Virtuously: Citizen-Athletes with the φρόνησις of Christ (Phil 1:27-2:30); 1. The Contest of Virtue: Citizenship and Athletics (Phil 1:27-30); 2. The Intellectual Aspects of Virtue: The φρόνησις of Christ (Phil 2:1-11); 3. Exhortation to Moral Integrity: Radiating Light in the World (Phil 2:12-18); 4. Examples of Virtue: Timothy and Epaphroditus (Phil 2:19-30); 5. Conclusion

    Chapter 8: Pursuing Christ as the τέλος of Life: The Virtuous and Fully Sufficient Life (Phil 3:1-4:23)