figurative language in philippians 1

9 0 0 9 94.1512 287.3225 Tm )Tj Furthermore he would have glorified God by persevering faithfully to the end of his life. 0.031 Tw The bullet said to the heart: "from ET [(29\), is to interpret it as Paul\325)55(s release from prison due to the prospect)]TJ Silva \(1988:80\) on the other hand, takes \(a\) and \(b\) as the)' (] )Tj (to demonstrate to what extent Paul was familiar with these catego)Tj 11 0 0 11 136.4544 509.8658 Tm -0.015 Tc -0.0159 Tc )]TJ He then proceeded to develop them more fully in the verses that follow. 0 Tr 9 0 0 9 80.3701 493.1189 Tm ET 9 0 0 9 102.1968 460.0626 Tm ET /F0 1 Tf /F5 1 Tf q Paul did not mention that life was preferable because he could avoid the pain and suffering of death. /Length 4971 (F)Tj ET BT [(j)-16(Ihsou`)]TJ BT 0 Tc ET 0.077 Tw The failure of the believers enemies to intimidate them would be a sign of the final victory of the church. (itself serves as the starting-point for the analysis\). /GS2 gs 0.0325 Tw 0 Tc 9 0 0 9 151.5621 192.7875 Tm /F0 1 Tf How did Paul feel about the Philippians? Hawthorne favored the view that the "and" between "bishops" and "deacons" should be interpreted epexegetically as "bishops who are deacons, i.e., servants." [(ei[t)-20(e dia; zwh`" ei[t)-20(e dia; qanavtou)]TJ ET WebWe are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. (A)Tj 1.76775 -1.07143 TD Paul identified two essential qualities in this verse, unity and steadfastness (cf. -0.0002 Tc (O)Tj -0.03 Tc Q 9 0 0 9 103.0951 511.8658 Tm (cannot merely be regarded as \322preparatory\323)Tj 0 Tc -0.0158 Tc ET (\). 9 0 0 9 288.0127 192.7875 Tm (111)Tj [(Paul\325)55(s Letter to the Philippians)]TJ 0.0492 Tw 0.025 Tw -0.0001 Tc 11 0 0 11 65.1968 542.7083 Tm (tors are rhetorically significant. BT -0.0061 Tw -0.015 Tc -0.015 Tc -0.015 Tw -0.25769 -0.9456 TD (ed,)Tj W n f [(s rhetorical strategy)92(, constructed from the text itself and aimed at reas-)]TJ 0.076 Tw /GS0 gs Pauls relationship to Christ, not just his service for Christ, was what had become known. For a Jew this concept did not connote drudgery, but honor and privilege. -0.0152 Tc [(T)-20(he believers in Philippi were experiencing a lack of unity and many)]TJ In other sections it is)' 0.0188 Tw [(is not self-centered, but Christ-centered\323 \(Hendriksen)-275(1)-15(9)-15(6)-15(2)-15(:)-15(7)-15(6)-15(\))-15(. This exhortation is necessary today when we feel tempted to agree with unbelievers rather than taking a firm stand for our Lord. (ivw/)Tj MS101. 0 0 0 1 k [(have a rhetorical impact, on the types of ar)18(guments used, on the way)]TJ 9 0 0 9 66.1968 436.7174 Tm /F0 1 Tf Perhaps by the choice of this unusual word Paul shows himself anxious that his friends should not break loose in disarray (Martin, 1976) or lose control of themselves as a result of the attacks of their adversaries." 11 0 0 11 211.6977 314.4642 Tm ET /F0 1 Tf [(aijsc)20(unqhvsomai)]TJ 0.025 Tw 0.0343 Tw (intimidated by his imprisonment, the brothers were actually encou-)Tj T* [(In 1:16 there is another example of an ar)18(gument based on divine)]TJ /F1 1 Tf ET 11 0 0 11 267.1394 247.661 Tm ET -1.28848 -1.09091 TD (of the Philippians \()Tj 0.0316 Tw ET (In 1:25-26 Paul reassures the Philippians by describing the purpose)Tj ET 11 0 0 11 66.1968 521.8658 Tm BT His ministry among them would enable them to appreciate the riches of their salvation more fully. [(i)-15(s the military metaphor )]TJ 9 0 0 9 104.7823 262.9923 Tm 0 Tc Firstly)92(, the concise statements used to convey Paul\325)55(s options to)]TJ (contrast to those who proclaim the gospel with impure motives,)Tj -0.25769 -1.40014 TD 11 0 0 11 282.9111 172.2594 Tm -0.015 Tc 0 Tc -0.0001 Tc 0.02 Tw (. ET BT /GS2 gs BT 11 0 0 11 278.8305 160.2594 Tm [Note: See John Munro, "Prayer to a Sovereign God," Interest 56:2 (February 1990):20-21, and Thomas L. Constable, "What Prayer Will and Will Not Change," in Essays in Honor of J. Dwight Pentecost, pp. -13.56219 -1.11111 TD 0 0.276 419 595 re 0 Tc /F5 1 Tf 0.0275 Tw -0.0001 Tc 11 0 0 11 126.6711 292.2594 Tm 0 Tc In most instances such questions are used to)Tj (143-144\). 11 0 0 11 286.824 314.4642 Tm [(q)-15(uestion whether Christ Jesus or Paul is the object of \322pride\323 in 1:26. -31.41281 -1.33334 TD 5:10). 9 0 0 9 103.611 94.3481 Tm (De Brief van Paulus aan de Philippenzen en de Brief aan Philemon. ET First, it recalls the)Tj 0.019 Tw /F0 1 Tf [(1)-15(965. )Tj 11 0 0 11 66.1968 521.8658 Tm 0.029 Tw 11 0 0 11 200.2225 347.0626 Tm 11 0 0 11 192.2053 106.9209 Tm /F0 1 Tf 0.0631 Tw 0.071 Tw BT [Note: Martin, p. (. 0.025 Tw /F0 1 Tf [(A Bible translator\325)55(s handbook on Philippians)]TJ [(rect, it is also an ar)18(gument based on divine involvement. -0.0091 Tw BT 0 Tc with me" (NASB) and "you share . [(al context of Paul\325)55(s words. -0.015 Tc (he will remain with them.)' Q 9 0 0 9 103.0951 493.1189 Tm [(rendered: \322I shall never be put to shame,\323 but rather:)-15( )-15(\322God will not)]TJ /F5 1 Tf (. As such they needed to stand firm in one spirit. BT /F5 1 Tf The second is the impersonal)Tj BT The Book of Proverbs also uses personification, which means language that treats something that is not a person as though it were. Most famously, Proverbs personifies wisdom as a noble lady who urges young men to follow her: 11 0 0 11 147.4084 371.0626 Tm 20.53024 0 TD 0 Tc 0.018 Tw BT 0 -1.09091 TD [(G)20(i)40(nwvskei)40(n de; uJma`" bouvlomai, ajdelfoiv, o{t)-20(i ta; kat\306 ejme; ma`llon)]TJ /F0 1 Tf 0.0259 Tw 9 0 0 9 197.123 259.661 Tm /F0 1 Tf (of people that got interested in the gospel; it is an indication of its)Tj )Tj 0 Tc /F5 1 Tf Web(29) For (or, because) unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ.--The force lies, first, in the phrase "it is given" (rather, it was given, from the beginning)--for the original signifies "it was granted as a privilege" or "favour" (as in Acts 27:24; 1Corinthians 2:12; Galatians 3:18)--and next in the words "on behalf of Christ. 0 0 0 1 k -0.0001 Tc -0.0141 Tw )Tj [(for the \322real\323 ar)18(guments in the )]TJ /F5 1 Tf It probably includes all that Paul and his readers shared as committed Christians who sought to disseminate the gospel. (i eij" ajpologivan tou` e)Tj (protasis, and (c) as the apodosis: \322If, nevertheless, living in the flesh)Tj 0.025 Tw 0.126 Tw -0.0001 Tc -0.0001 Tc -0.016 Tc (wo factors support his choice:)Tj 11 0 0 11 248.0429 113.3225 Tm -0.0002 Tc 0.021 Tw BT [(1:20 is also an ar)18(gument based on divine involvement: God will not)]TJ ET (1979. BT 0 595.276 0 0 re The only exegetical problem in these two verses is the)Tj Michigan, Grand Rapids: W)129(.B. 9 0 0 9 205.2638 55.8736 Tm 11 0 0 11 72.1998 298.7438 Tm ET 0.022 Tw Johnny was scared of his own shadow. 0 -1.09091 TD To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. 0.086 Tw All Rights Reserved.Garamond Three is a trademark of Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries.Garamond Three T " D U B 5 I F P M H J 3 ) &. 0 Tc BT -0.015 Tc "We grow in proportion as we know. 1.54617 -1.09091 TD q (W F & G)Tj (90)Tj -0.0001 Tc Earlier he had spoken of the completion of the Philippians salvation. (1983 Afrikaanse vertaling. )' WebActa Theologica 2005:1 A RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF PHILIPPIANS 1:12-26 A.H. Snyman1 ABSTRACT In this article Philippians 1:12-26 is analysed from a rhetorical ET BT -0.0001 Tc ((b))Tj 0.008 Tw 9 0 0 9 196.6259 177.386 Tm 0.025 Tw 9 0 0 9 288.6379 235.661 Tm (YSIS)Tj ET -0.033 Tw 11 0 0 11 142.8144 256.2594 Tm 0.0422 Tw 11 0 0 11 246.1968 371.85 Tm 5.16054 0 TD -25.82525 -1.09091 TD 0 Tc -0.0053 Tw [(could only repress their interest in the gospel and add)-243(t)-15(o)-15( )-15(t)-15(h)-15(e)-15(i)-15(r)-15( )-15(d)-15(i)-15(s)-15(t)-15(r)-15(e)-15(s)-15(s)-15(. q BT -0.017 Tw ET (-)Tj -23.5441 -1.09091 TD BT -3.5679 -1.09091 TD -0.01 Tw -0.0158 Tc 0 -1.09091 TD BT (dium)Tj 0 0.276 419 595 re f 0 Tc 8.25 0 0 8.25 76.4395 187.7877 Tm -0.0152 Tc -20.75618 -1.09091 TD 65.197 76.536 289.134 453.543 re ((1:20-24) allows for both interpretations: his )Tj /F0 1 Tf -1.54617 -1.40014 TD 2.81881 0 TD 0.033 Tw -15.07515 -0.9456 TD ET /F0 1 Tf q endstream [(Acta Theologica)-17261(2005:1)]TJ -0.0151 Tc 0.0948 Tw -0.015 Tc 0.025 Tw [-1046(The identification of the dominant rhetorical strategy in a parti-)]TJ BT /GS0 gs -0.026 Tw 11 0 0 11 123.6062 199.0408 Tm (98)Tj BT << -0.01 Tw T* (diva)Tj (that the Philippians were facing great adversity)Tj BT BT C: Plan of Paul's visiting. dissertation. )]TJ W n -0.015 Tc (1988. WebL.3.5a - Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps). BT 11 0 0 11 302.0807 383.0626 Tm The opponents of the Christians, and even the believers themselves, might not perceive this, but this was true. 0.0442 Tw 0 Tc /F5 1 Tf If he had in mind only the generosity of his original readers, he may have meant that good work. In 1:19 he mentions two reasons for his)' (guments are in response to)Tj -0.0001 Tc -0.015 Tw Acts 4:32). 9 0 0 9 241.0175 98.6531 Tm /F0 1 Tf T* BT /F0 1 Tf [(Philippians 1:12-26)-5534(Filippense 1:12-26)]TJ 0 0 0 0 k 9 0 0 9 274.8399 232.2594 Tm The first one is much better)55(, a far better)]TJ Both phases are aimed at assuring the Philippians that)Tj -0.013 Tw BT )Tj -1.54617 -1.40015 TD (a)' . 9 0 0 9 77.9748 298.7438 Tm BT 9 0 0 9 175.5254 222.6852 Tm Statements in the later Pastoral Epistles as well as in the writings of some of the early church fathers indicate that Nero released Paul from his first Roman imprisonment in A.D. 62. (uqen)Tj 11 0 0 11 66.1968 177.386 Tm and Phile.). [Note: Darrell L. Bock, "A Theology of Pauls Prison Epistles," in A Biblical Theology of the New Testament, p. The Philippians would profit from Pauls lengthened life and future ministry to them. ET A second reason Paul felt encouraged even though he was in prison was this. ET (gospel as a result of his circumstances. 0.011 Tw 11 0 0 11 234.1795 235.661 Tm The Philippian Christians, however, were also citizens of a more important kingdom, a heavenly one. -0.0368 Tw Philippians 1:27-28; Philippians 2:2; Philippians 2:12-18; Philippians 3:16-17; Philippians 4:17). 0.017 Tw >> -0.015 Tw /F1 1 Tf ET /F5 1 Tf BT (reality turned out for the advancement of the gospel.)' -1.28848 -1.09091 TD 9 0 0 9 102.873 407.1731 Tm 0.025 Tw -12.79261 -1.09091 TD -0.0152 Tc Broadly speaking, we need to be aware of three factors that are relevant to whether specific words, expressions, or narratives in the Bible are to be interpreted figuratively: genre, subject, and usage. 1. Genre: A passages literary form or type guides our reading of its language. -1.28848 -1.09091 TD (and )Tj -25.4638 -1.11111 TD WebChapter 1 Themes in Philippians 1 Philippians 1:1 (show verse) Bishop An overseer, a supervisor Bishops Bishops or overseers Christian ministers Servants Of jesus 1.28848 -1.40015 TD ((1:3-11) and following (1:27-30) ones.)' 1 g Attention would have shifted from them to him. (ejx ejr)Tj 99-113.] 9 0 0 9 83.2047 183.7555 Tm -0.015 Tc >> /F5 1 Tf /F0 1 Tf BT -0.0151 Tc /F0 1 Tf (replete with language and concerns of friendship, as is clear from its)Tj -0.004 Tw BT This righteousness and its fruit come to us through Jesus Christ, not as a result of our own good deeds. In 1:17 Paul uses a different preposition and noun to)Tj -0.0001 Tc /F0 1 Tf 0.0314 Tw /F1 1 Tf A primary feature of the gospelas set forth in Philippiansis 0.007 Tw f (to proclaim the gospel with unfailing courage. kauchema) means ground for joy. stream 0 -1.11112 TD (e" o{t)Tj Tj )]TJ /F0 1 Tf BT ET -24.24943 -1.09091 TD -0.0159 Tc 0.0212 Tw 0 0.276 419 595 re 0.0043 Tw (1971. ((\322rejoice\323) links the two)Tj 0.0086 Tw 0.047 Tw (, )Tj [(Christ\323. These are the two offices of the church that Paul expounded elsewhere (1 Timothy 3; Titus 1). BT 11 0 0 11 272.7322 196.5193 Tm 11 0 0 11 80.3701 521.8658 Tm 0.012 Tw (out of impure motives (1:15 and 1:17). Y)' However, in contrast to the OT emphasis on judgment, the day of Christ Jesus is mentioned in all cases with reference to the NT church. 0 Tc 0 0 0 0 k /GS2 gs T* -0.025 Tc (what follows. BT (, 1:16\). 0 Tw [(The second evidence of Paul\325)55(s claim that his imprisonment has)]TJ -0.0001 Tc (kata; th;n ajpokaradokivan)Tj /F5 1 Tf Matthew 22:37-39). Unity in the church is necessary so believers can work together effectively as a team carrying out the will of God. 0 -1.11111 TD /F1 1 Tf BT A. -25.77033 -1.09092 TD )-15( )-15(T)-15(h)-15(e)-15(r)-15(e)-15(-)]TJ 0 595.276 0 0 re On the contrary: it may be that)Tj Directions: Read the lines of poetry. [Note: Motyer, p. 0 Tc << 9 0 0 9 160.5545 213.9383 Tm 0.1414 Tw -15.07515 -1.40015 TD ( )Tj /F5 1 Tf -0.0151 Tc 9 0 0 9 243.9971 308.724 Tm -0.03 Tw (. 2.47617 0 TD (ejn)Tj (F W)Tj [(. -0.019 Tw They had also heard of his sufferings in Rome (Philippians 2:26). BT -1.28848 -1.0909 TD [(ejn kur)20(ivw/)]TJ Cambridge:)Tj endstream BT /GS0 gs 1.28848 -1.40015 TD T)92(olmie refers to)]TJ 0 Tc ET (not just a letter of friendship aimed at maintaining the relationship)' BT 0 Tc ET -3.47279 -1.09091 TD -4.42516 -1.09091 TD Grand Rapids: Baker)55(. 9 0 0 9 103.7364 372.2755 Tm 0.062 Tw T* BT -10.91123 -1.40015 TD ET 149. 0 Tc BT Put differently in terms of perseverance:)Tj )Tj ET [(Philippi, however)55(, Silva (1988:21) comes to a different conclusion)-15(. /GS0 gs BT ET 11 0 0 11 251.6741 362.4642 Tm 11 0 0 11 242.2514 473.8658 Tm 0.025 Tw 0 Tc BT BT ET [(s)-15(erious problems in Philippi \321 a situation to which the letter as such)]TJ /F5 1 Tf 0.0093 Tw 11 0 0 11 268.2842 295.661 Tm T* (, the combination )Tj 6.6 0 0 6.6 154.9736 357.3541 Tm 11 0 0 11 286.2928 247.661 Tm /Length 5955 0 Tc BT ET 0.025 Tw BT ], The same Greek word translated "depart" (analuo) appears elsewhere describing the release of a prisoner from his bonds (Acts 16:26) and the departure of a guest from a wedding feast (Luke 12:36). /F0 1 Tf BT /Length 5147 (singularly focused affirmation\323. -0.012 Tw with one soul, Gr. 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