«On the whole, Jennings offers an insightful and fresh approach to Paul’s Letter to the Philippians that forces scholars to take seriously the central role that Paul himself occupies in the letter. Jennings has shown how Paul, without becoming a display of selfish egocentrism, utilizes his own role as gospel worker par excellence to affirm the Philippians’ renewed participation in his gospel work and to commend them to remain faithful to that uniquely Pauline mission so that they might together enjoy the eschatological victory of their Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.»

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«[T]he author succeeds in an overall interpretation of Phil as a letter, which is convincing overall, since it focuses on and emphasizes the argumentative stringency in the Pauline style of writing. Instead of - as is so often the case in exegesis - starting from situationally fragmented Pauline thinking and writing, the author tries to raise the dynamic process of that communication situation from which Paul addresses the community in Philippi. This perspective on the Phil is refreshing, beyond the question of whether and to what extent one agrees with the author with regard to the evaluation of the introductory questions. (A Bloomsbury Translation)»

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