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New Testament. BCM 103 Dr. Dave Mathewson Gordon College/Denver Seminary. Purpose of Philippians. What do we know of the city of Philippi? Macedonia, Alexander’s father To explain Paul’s circumstances in prison To thank the Philippians for their financial support

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New Testament

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  1. New Testament BCM 103Dr. Dave MathewsonGordon College/Denver Seminary

  2. Purpose of Philippians • What do we know of the city of Philippi? • Macedonia, Alexander’s father • To explain Paul’s circumstances in prison • To thank the Philippians for their financial support • To address problems in the church (chs. 2 & 4) • Disunity • Judaizers

  3. Themes of Philippians • What is the dominant theme that unifies the book? • Main Themes: joy, suffering, participating in the gospel, correct thinking • May not have one theme

  4. The “Christ Hymn” Christ’s Christ’s Heavenly Exaltation Status Humiliation

  5. Discussion of Christ Hymn • Isa. 45:22f Uniqueness of God • Verse on uniqueness of God gets applied to Jesus in Philippians 2; high Christology • What is purpose of this hymn? • Is it Christology teaching? • Most important text in ch. 2 is verses 1-6 • Hymn is functioning as model of behavior Paul wants in his readers

  6. Colossae

  7. Tell/mound of Colossae

  8. Theatre at Colossae

  9. City of Collosae • What do we know of the city? • Rather insignificant, destroyed by 60 AD by earthquake • Paul did not visit the city itself—2:1

  10. Similarity to Ephesians • Overlaps in places with Ephesians (cf. Synoptic problem) • Perhaps Paul might have written Colossians first and then he thought it fits a much wider readership (Eph.)

  11. Was there a False Teaching at Colossae? • So What Had Paul so upset? • No • Yes: 2:4, 4, 16-21 • A Mediating Position

  12. The Colossian “Heresy” • Food and drink • New moons, festivals, sabbaths • Worship of angels and visions • Harsh treatment of the body • Essenes/Qumran Community/Dead Sea Scrolls community—mystical apocalyptic type Judaism

  13. Why is Paul writing? • Warning readers not to be led astray to Judaizing teaching as an alternative in Christ. Don’t need mystical/asceticism/ visionary experiences. They don’t need that they have everything in Christ Jesus

  14. Colossians • Theme: the Supremacy of Christ 1:15-20 – another Christ hymn (Phil 2.6-11) Christ is Lord over creation: vv. 15-17 Christ is Lord over the new creation: vv. 18-20 “Image of the invisible God” Christ is embodiment of OT wisdom “Firstborn of all creation” – Ps. 89 What more do they need?

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