followed the disciple whom Jesus loved known as John of Zebedee (Tertullian, & Rauschen, G, 1906). In following the example of John, Polycarp created waves in history that are still found today. One example of that is his epistle to the Philippians. This paper analyzes this epistle and pulls out leadership concepts, which are applied to Church leadership. Background Information Polycarp was born in 69 and later became a bishop of Smyrna during the mid 2nd century (Farmer, 2011). He was one of the
believers do not apply it as they are taught. Paul writes, “What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you (Philippians 4:9, ESV).” Paul understood very clearly the important of applying the word of God daily. Here we look at Paul’s epistle to the Philippians
early church fathers attest to Pauline authorship (Walvoord & Zuck, 1984). There are indubitable echoes of the epistle in Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians, with earlier allusions in the letters of Ignatius and Clement (Martin, 2009). The letter itself was comprised of 221 lines by ancient line count (stichoi) in each (McRay, 2003). Paul’s prison letters are Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon written while in prison, however, there is not positive proof whether the letters were
An Interpretive Analysis Philippians 1:3-11 1. Structural Analysis Keeping with the basic structure form used by multiple times by Paul in his day, immediately after opening the letter (Giving his name and in this instance also Timothy's, naming to whom the epistle was written for, a general greeting and thanksgiving)Paul gives a prayer for these believers while foreshadowing the themes that will be used later on in the epistle. Key Center: "I thank my God every time I think of you " (3)
Introduction to Philippians With possibly fourteen of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament, and no less than seven attributed to him, the Apostle Paul of Tarsus undoubtedly altered and continues to alter the course of Christianity. Through his extensive mission work, preaching, and letter writing, Paul has left behind an immense legacy that few people in history can compare to. To this day, some two thousand years later, Paul and his writings are extensively researched, discussed, and debated
wrote to other churches, such as those at Galatia and Corinth (292). This proves to be the case in Philippians 2:19-24. In these six verses Paul is intending to communicate two main points: (1) He believes that Timothy is a respectable teacher of God’s word, and he wants the Philippian congregation to recognize this (Phil 2:22); (2) Paul intends for Timothy’s visit to be encouraging to the Philippian brethren, and for their encouragement to be reciprocated in himself. In writing this section of verses
saying that “every knee should bow” (2:10) any weaker of an insistence than saying that every knee will bow? If Paul’s letters are meant to be occasional, is there a specific reason why he tells the Philippians not to complain or argue (2:14)? If he had previously received reports from the Philippians about this problem, this would seem to contradict what he had
Step 1: According to the English Standard Version of the Bible, Philippians 1-2 is divided by Paul’s intentions of his letter in his prison epistle, despite the breaks in the Bible itself that were added later on. It begins with Paul describing his thankfulness, his sufferings, and the benefits of ‘being of the same mind’ as Christ. Since each version of the Bible separates the text into different paragraphs and breaks, I would personally separate the sections beginning with thanksgiving rather
knowledge of the apostolic work of Paul comes first from the Book of Acts. The epistles written by Paul serve to further our knowledge of his mission. These letters were written to churches that he had founded or churches that were known to him. Luke’s account of Paul introduces us to the basic facts about this important biblical figure. A more complete understanding of Paul’s journeys can be gleaned from his letters. These epistles were written almost at the time they occurred and they comprise some of
The selection of choice for my most favorite Book of the New Testament is the Epistle to Philippians. My reasoning for this book being my favorite, is it’s a major part of my being here today. In reality, during this time in my life things was going bad and knew really nothing about God. And yet, wanting to be happy, feel some kind of love and peace in my heart again as a child. The Book of Philippians gave me back my life as you will see. Thank God for His Word. From a very young
Testament, namely 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus form a distinct group known as the Pastoral Epistles. They are among the group of letters of Apostle Paul’s parting counsel addressed to his protégé, Timothy and Titus whom he has left in charge of the churches. Timothy was left to have oversight of the church in Ephesus while Titus was entrusted the care of the churches in the island of Crete. The Pastoral Epistles contain Paul’s pastoral theology as well as his principles of church governance. It served
The thirteen letters known as the Pauline Epistles generally accredited to him. The Pauline Epistles include Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon. These letters and writings are typically ascribed to Paul but many scholars argue that a few of them may possibly have been written by other authors. The authorship of the Pastoral Epistles, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus, is disputed
The book of Philippians was written by Paul in 60 AD. Philippians is one of the four prison epistles that were written during Paul’s imprisonment in Rome. This letter was written for the church of Philippi to address what they were struggling with at the time and to bring about encouragement to them to keep pressing on for the Gospel. Paul address what living for Christ looks it, the proper attitude Christian should have, and the warns the church of the dangers of false teachers, disunity of the
Elisabeth Eunike Widarto Prof. Mitch Kings D.B.S 106 12 may 2014 Word count: 2912 The Pauline Epistles II: The Epistle to Timothy In the first Epistle to Timothy, outlined three things that are attributable to each other. First of all is a warning to Timothy against false teachings within the Church. The teachings it is a mixture of Jewish and non-Jewish doctrine based on the belief that the universe is evil, and salvation can only be acquired if people had knowledge of the secret, and comply
Saint Paul is an interesting figure in that he has several intersecting cultural identities - he describes himself as a “Hebrew of Hebrews,” while being educated in Greek and holding Roman citizenship. (Philippians 3.5) He continually makes reference to Jewish traditions and scriptures in his Epistle to the Romans - for example, he writes that “a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is true circumcision something external and physical. Rather, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and real
Epistle of James,” 1989). To know the author of a book is to understand and appreciate better his writing. We do not have an abundance of information concerning the man James, but what we do know makes us feel that James is no stranger to us after all. And what is more, we as Christians know the divine Author of this epistle in an experiential relationship, which is the master key to our understanding of its message
The next observation is from the Prison Epistles the book of Colossians; where Paul was incarcerated in Rome, Timothy assisted with this letter to the Christians at Colossae. Paul prayed for the Colossians and sent them these words, “For this reason, since the day
Titus was a companion and a disciple of Paul the apostle, mentioned in several of the Pauline epistles including the Epistle to Titus. He is believe to be a gentile converted by Paul to Christianity during Paul's first missionary journey, a young Greek man name Titus, Paul brought him to Jerusalem (Galatians 2: 1-4) to show the apostles and others Jewish believers how a Greek non-Jew could love God just as much as they did. Titus represented all the other non-Jewish people who became Christians and
book of Philippians as an apostle of Jesus. He fully understands the message that needs to be spread to the Church because of the history of his faith in his conversion. Paul is well known for persecuting Christians before he became a part of the faith himself. His faith life became so significant to him that it was the reason he was thrown in jail while he was on a missionary journey in Rome. In fact, Paul writes his letter to the Philippians from his jail cell in Rome. He composes his epistle to the
missionary all at once, for about fourteen years passed before his work as a leader in the movement received any recognition. Many of Paul’s New Testament letters were written during his years of missionary labor(Jensen.p.237 Chart 59). . The epistles are letters written to inexperienced churches and individual believers in the early days of Christianity. These are thirteen letters that address a specific circumstance or situation. Four of these letters were written while Paul, one of the disciples