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Polycarp of Smyrna, Letter to the Philippians.
- Source :
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Expository Times . Nov2006, Vol. 118 Issue 2, p53-63. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- The Letter to the Philippians penned by Polycarp of Smyrna is sometimes dismissed as an example of a proof-texting moralism, indicative of the post-apostolic church's fall from the heights of Pauline Christianity. Read on its own terms, this complex exhortatory letter reveals a vigorous, pastorally sensitive effort to integrate both behavioural and theological aspects of 'righteousness' as Polycarp seeks to maintain the stability and integrity of the Philippian congregation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ETHICS
*PAULINE churches
*CHRISTIAN sects
*RELIGIOUS gatherings
*THEOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00145246
- Volume :
- 118
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Expository Times
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23119234
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0014524606070855