Overview

Philippians 2:5-11, long cherished and mined for its riches, has shaped the very language and architecture of orthodox Christian confession of Christ. Whether in contemporary worship or devotional reading, all Christians have found this Pauline passage speaking with memorable and evocative power. Yet few scriptural texts have generated as much interpretive comment and controversy. Close inspection of its lines raises important questions of the meaning of terms, the principal affirmations regarding Christ's nature and work, the function of these verses within the argument of Philippians and the possibility that the poetry of verses 6-11 reveals the shape of an early Christian hymn. And if these verses constitute a hymn, what does it disclose of its original setting and the nature of early Christian worship? Ralph Martin's study of this passage was originally published in 1967 under the title Carmen Christi and then reissued in 1983 with a new preface. For thirty years it has been widely and uncontestedly recognized as the indispensable work for any serious interpretation of Philippians 2:5-11. Now reissued as A Hymn of Christ, this classic work includes a new preface that brings readers abreast of critical issues in the interpretation of this text since 1983. Once again a foundational volume on Pauline theology is made available to students of Scripture.

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Author:   Ralph P. Martin
Publisher:   InterVarsity Press
Imprint:   Inter-Varsity Press,US
Edition:   3rd ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 20.80cm
Weight:   0.504kg
ISBN:  

9780830818945

ISBN 10:   0830818944
Pages:   372
Publication Date:   10 November 1997
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

"Preface Preface to the 1983 Edition Preface to the 1997 Edition Abbreviations Introduction Part I: Background and Interpretation I. Traces of Carmina in the New Testament II. Philippians ii. 5-11: Its Literary Form Appendix: Lohnmeyer's Views of the Literary Features of Phil. ii III. Philippians ii. 5-11: Its Authorship IV. Main Lines of Twentieth Century Interpretation Appendix A: The ""Ethical Interpretation"" of Phil. ii. 5 Appendix B: The Views of M. Dibelius and E. Käsemann on Phil. ii. 5-11 Appendix C: The Eucharistic Setting of Phil. ii. 5-11 Part II: An Exegetical Study of hte Hymn in Philippians ii. 6-11 in the Light of Recent Interpretation V. The Pre-existent Being (verse 6a) VI. His Choice (verse 6b, c) Appendix: Suggested Backgrounds to Philippians ii. 6b VII. His Incarnation (verse 7a, b) VIII. His Abasement (verses 7c-8) IX. His Exaltation (verse 9) Appendix: The Interpretation of J. Jervell X. The Universal Homage (verses 10-11a) XI. the Christological Confession (verse 11b-c) Part III: Philippians ii. 5-11 in Its First Century Setting Appendix A: Acts vii and Philippians ii Appendix B: Some Recent Studies Select Bibliography Supplementary Bibliography Index of Authors Index of Subjects Index of Passages Quoted Index of Greek, Latin and Semitic Words Supplementary Index of Authors (1997) Supplementary Scripture Index (1997)"

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Ralph Martin (1925-2013) was a distinguished New Testament scholar and a significant figure in the post-World War 2 resurgence of British evangelical scholarship. Born in Anfield, Liverpool, England, his early education was interrupted in 1939 by the war, and he was conscripted to work in the coal mines of Lancashire. After the war he pursued ministerial training at Manchester Baptist College and in 1949 earned his B.A. at the University of Manchester. In 1963 he completed his Ph.D. at King?s College, University of London. In 1969 Martin joined the faculty of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, where he would serve as professor of New Testament from 1969 to 1988, and director of the graduate studies program beginning in 1979. He resumed his teaching there in 1995 as Distinguished Scholar in Residence. Throughout his academic career he stayed involved in preaching, teaching laypeople and other pastoral ministry. He was the author of numerous studies and commentaries on the New Testament, including Worship in the Early Church, the volume on Philippians in The Tyndale New Testament Commentary series, and 2 Corinthians and James in the Word Biblical Commentary, for which he also served as New Testament editor.

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