Living and Dying Well in Philippians

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A Comparative Analysis of Ancient Sources

Gregory E. Lamb(Autor*in)

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Erschienen im Februar 2025

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Cover
Title
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Human Flourishing as a Subject of Pauline Research
A. Kaleidoscopic Scope and Relevance for Biblical Studies
I. Thesis, Scope, and Purpose
1. Thesis
2. Scope
3. Purpose
II. Why Study Paul's Conception of Living and Dying Wellin Philippians?
B. Review of Literature
I. Monographs
1. John Behr, The Mystery of Christ (2006)
2. John M. Frame, The Doctrine of the Christian Life (2008)
3. John Swinton and Richard Payne, Living Well and Dying Faithfully (2009)
4. Michael J. Gorman, Becoming the Gospel (2015)
5. Alexander N. Kirk, The Departure of an Apostle (2015)
6. Scot McKnight and Joseph B. Modica, eds., The Apostle Paul and the Christian Life (2016)
II. Articles
1. James L. Jaquette, "Life and Death, Adiaphora, and Paul's Rhetorical Strategies" (1996)
2. Rollin A. Ramsaran, "Living and Dying, Living Is Dying (Philippians 1:21)" (2002)
3. Nijay K. Gupta, "'I Will Not Be Put to Shame'" (2008)
4. Jeremy Punt, "A Biblical Death-Wish" (2009)
III. Dissertations
1. James P. Ware, "'Holding Forth the Word of Life'" (1996)
2. Audrey Lynn Sharon West, "Whether by Life or by Death" (2001)
C. Lacunae within the Current State of Research
D. Overview of the Study
Chapter 2: Comparative Methodology
A. Comparative Analysis and Philippians
I. Comparative Analysis: Toward an Understanding
II. Comparative Analysis: A Viable Methodology to Study Paul and Philippians?
B. Criteria for the Selection of Sources
Chapter 3: Living and Dying Well in Philippians
A. Flourishing as a Foundational Subtext
B. Exegetical Analysis
I. Paul's Argumentatio: Propositio (Phil 1:27-30)
1. Philippians 1:27
2. Philippians 1:28
II. Paul's Argumentatio: Probatio (Phil 2:1-30)
1. Philippians 2:2
2. Philippians 2:3-4
3. Philippians 2:5
4. Philippians 2:12
5. Philippians 2:16
6. Philippians 2:17-18
7. Philippians 2:29
III. Paul's Argumentatio: Refutatio (Phil 3:1-21)
1. Philippians 3:1
2. Philippians 3:17
IV. Paul's Peroratio: Repetitio (Phil 4:1-9)
1. Philippians 4:1
2. Philippians 4:3
3. Philippians 4:4
4. Philippians 4:5
5. Philippians 4:6
6. Philippians 4:8
7. Philippians 4:9
V. Synthesis
Chapter 4: Living and Dying Well in Greco-Roman, Egyptian, and Second Temple Jewish Sources
A. Variegated Voices on Living and Dying Well
B. Survey of Selected Sources
I. Living and Dying Well in Greco-Roman Sources
1. Historians
1.1 Select Passages from Herodotus, Historiae (ca. 430 BCE)
1.2 Select Passages from Thucydides, Historiae (ca. 411 BCE)
2. Pagan Devotees
3. Philosophers
3.1 Select Passages from Plato, Apologia (ca. 392 BCE)
3.2 Select Passages from Plutarch, Moralia (ca. 100 CE)
3.3 Select Passages from Aristotle, Ethica Nicomachea (ca. 340 BCE)
3.4 Select Passages from Cicero, De Finibus (ca. 45 BCE)
3.5 Select Passages from Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes (ca. 45 BCE)
3.6 Select Passages from Seneca, De Vita Beata (ca. 58 CE)
3.7 Select Passages from Seneca, Epistulae Morales (ca. 65 CE)
4. Summary of the Greco-Roman Sources
4.1 Summary of the Historians
4.2 Summary of the Pagan Devotees
4.3 Summary of the Philosophers
II. Living and Dying Well in Egyptian Sources
1. Select Passages from The Book of the Dead (ca. 4266 BCE)
2. Select Passages from the Papyri Graecae Magicae (ca. second century BCE)
3. KIP 506/L252 Inscription to Isis-Regina on Philippi's Theater (ca. first century CE)
4. Summary of the Egyptian Sources
4.1 Summary of The Book of the Dead
4.2 Summary of the Papyri Graecae Magicae
4.3 Summary of KIP 506/L252
III. Living and Dying Well in Second Temple Jewish Sources
1. Extrabiblical Jewish Literary Sources: Philo
1.1 Select Passages from Philo's Legum Allegoriae III (ca. 35 CE)
1.2 Select Passages from Philo's De Specialibus Legibus (ca. 38 CE)
1.3 Select Passages from Philo's Legatio ad Gaium (ca. 40 CE)
2. Extrabiblical Jewish Literary Sources: Josephus
2.1 Select Passages from Josephus's Bellum Judaicum (ca. 75 CE)
2.2 Select Passages from Josephus's Antiquitates Judaicae (ca. 93-94 CE)
2.3 A Select Passage from Josephus's Contra Apionem (ca. 94 CE)
3. Epigraphic Evidence
4. Summary of the Second Temple Jewish Sources
4.1 Summary of Extrabiblical Jewish Literary Sources
4.2 Summary of Jewish Epigraphic Sources
IV. Conclusion
Chapter 5: Comparative Analysis of Flourishing between Philippians and Ancient Sources
A. Paul's Christocentric Reappropriation and "Answerability"
B. Synthesis of the Comparative Data
I. Shared Meta-Categories
1. Flourishing as "Gospel" Work
2. Flourishing as Right Character
3. Flourishing as Community
4. Flourishing as Eschatological Reward
II. Non-Shared Meta-Categories
1. Differing Meta-Categories of Flourishing within Greco-Roman Sources
2. Differing Meta-Categories of Flourishing within Egyptian Sources
3. Differing Meta-Categories of Flourishing within Second Temple Jewish Sources
III. Hypotheses Generated in Answering the Question, "Why?"
1. Greco-Roman Sources
2. Egyptian Sources
3. Second Temple Jewish Sources
IV. Conclusion: A Collision of Ancient Worldviews
V. Implications for Interpretation
VI. Implications for Christian Praxis
C. Areas for Further Research
I. The Corpus Paulinum
II. The Remainder of the New Testament and Beyond
III. What Does It Mean to Flourish?
IV. Dual Citizenship and Its Linkage to Flourishing in Philippians
V. What Does It Mean to Be Human?
D. Concluding Reflections
Appendix 1: Maat and the Weighing of the Heart of the Deceased
Appendix 2: Summary of Selected Sources' Comparison to Paul in Philippians
Appendix 3: Philippi: The Historical Setting, the City, and Its People
Bibliography
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Subjects

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