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Paul seemingly nowhere in his letters commands his congregations to preach the gospel. Therefore many scholars have concluded that Paul's thinking had little or no place for a mission of the church. This study undertakes a fresh investigation of the question by devoting close attention to a text hitherto overlooked in discussion of early Christian mission, Paul's letter to the Philippians.
The Jewish context of Paul’s thought in Philippians is the key to unlocking his understanding of church and mission in the letter. The study accordingly begins in Part One with an investigation of conversion of gentiles in ancient Judaism. Part Two, drawing upon this Jewish context, focuses on close exegesis of Philippians, revealing the crucial place of the mission of the church in Paul’s thought.
The questions addressed by this study go to the heart of our understanding of Paul and of mission in earliest Christianity.
The Jewish context of Paul’s thought in Philippians is the key to unlocking his understanding of church and mission in the letter. The study accordingly begins in Part One with an investigation of conversion of gentiles in ancient Judaism. Part Two, drawing upon this Jewish context, focuses on close exegesis of Philippians, revealing the crucial place of the mission of the church in Paul’s thought.
The questions addressed by this study go to the heart of our understanding of Paul and of mission in earliest Christianity.
Price: $256.00
Pages: 386
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Novum Testamentum, Supplements
Publication Date:
12 October 2005
ISBN: 9789004146419
Format: Hardcover
'This study represents a fresh approach to the issue of the mission of the churches in Paul’s letter to the Philippians. The author has an impressive grasp of the secondary literature; the book contains a comprehensive bibliography forty-three pages in length. The arguments are presented in a well-ordered way, and Ware’s exegesis of Phil 1:12–2:18 is thorough and extensive. [...] This volume is a welcome addition to a steadily growing literature on the issue of mission in the New Testament, particularly its role in the life and letters of Paul, and a refreshing volume in a prestigious series of New Testament studies. Both missiology students of the history of the early Christian mission and New Testament scholars should find this volume worthy of reading and further discussion.'
Torrey Seland, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007
'... [Ware] legt ... eine interessante Interpretation von Philipper 1:12-2:18 vor.'
Christoph Stenschke, Novum Testamentum, 2009
'Ware offers an excellent analysis of a key New Testament passage on the suffering and persecution of Christians and its relation to salvation.'
Christoph Stenschke, International Journal of Religious Freedom 5, 2012
Torrey Seland, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007
'... [Ware] legt ... eine interessante Interpretation von Philipper 1:12-2:18 vor.'
Christoph Stenschke, Novum Testamentum, 2009
'Ware offers an excellent analysis of a key New Testament passage on the suffering and persecution of Christians and its relation to salvation.'
Christoph Stenschke, International Journal of Religious Freedom 5, 2012
James P. Ware received his Ph.D. in New Testament and Ancient Christianity in 1996 from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. He is an Associate Professor of Religion at the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana, where he has taught since 1995.