It is evident that paul wrote the letter from prison see 1. May god our father and the lord jesus christ give you grace and peace. Since it is primarily a practical letter, philippians contains little historical material there are no old testament quotes, apart from the momentous treatment of pauls spiritual autobiography 3. Intro to philippians biblica the international bible. The epistle of paul the apostle to the philippians from the holy bible king james version kjv authorisedauthorized version book 50 please note we have slowed the speed of the original. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible.
Thanksgiving and prayer i thank my god in all my remembrance of you. The early church was unanimous in its testimony that philippians was written by the apostle paul see 1. Nothing in the letter would have motivated a forger to write it. The book of philippians audiobook listen instantly. The holman christian standard bible is one of the most accurate translations of the scriptures, and the book of philippians is one of the most fundamental books in the new testament scriptures. We must know the grace of god before we can experience the peace of god. If you are not satisfied for any reason, just call us. Philippi was the first town in macedonia where paul established a church. We believe the bible is the inspired word of god, thus our primary source for dating events and people in the bible prophecy timeline are the bibles genealogies and eventtoevent comparisons found in other traditionally accepted nonbiblical sources, such as ancient historical records by josephus and modernday scholarship by professional theologians and educators. Greeting paul and timothy, servants of christ jesus, to all the saints in christ jesus who are at philippi, with the overseers and deacons. Philippians 1, new living translation nlt the bible app.
The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. The joy of the christian experience is the dominant theme running through the book of philippians. To thank the philippians for their solidarity with him while he was in prison and to encourage them to unity and humble service toward each other in christ. Philippi was the site of a key military victory by augustus caesar, and as a result it was made a roman colony. This summary of the book of philippians provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of philippians. This summary of the book of philippians provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of philippians. Many different authors contributed to the holy bible. Philippians introduction background from the book of. The audio recording of the book of philippians from the revised new world translation of the holy scriptures is now available on jw.
I am writing to all of gods holy people in philippi who belong to christ jesus, including the church leaders and deacons. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Paul wrote his letter to the philippians while in prison, probably in rome. Intro to genesis biblica the international bible society. Greetings from paul this letter is from paul and timothy, slaves of christ jesus. In fact, its beginnings go back to the fourth century bce when it was occupied by the thracians.
Let professional voice artist dale mcconachie, narrator of over one hundred audiobooks, take you. Philippi was the first city in presentday europe where paul established a church. Maybe there is just very little to say about the book of philippians. The book of philippians audiobook, by author info added soon. The book of philippians paul writes a thankyou note to the believers at philippi for their help in his hour of need, and he uses the occasion to send along some instructions on christian unity. Death grip a study in philippians historical background. The city was already ancient by the time paul arrived there around 49 ce acts 16. Introduction to the book of philippians clover sites.
Overview of the book of philippians reformed answers to. The book contains a wide variety of literary genres narrative, poetry, visions, dialogue and others woven together into a literary masterpiece. There is, likewise, little direct theological instruction, also with one momentous exception. Its counsel can bring stability to your life and peace to your heart. A map of philippi and surrounding regions the city of philippi and the origin of the church there the city of philippi, as one can see from the map, is located in north eastern greece macedonia. Background and outline job bible commentary theology. The bible is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures that jews and christians consider to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between god and humans. Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. The historical setting of philippi and the philippians. Commentary on the book of philippians by matthew henry. You have plenty of time to decide if your audio bible product is right for you. The book of philippians 4 failing to give roman citizens a proper trial 16. Philippians everymans bible commentary ebook 9781575679020 by john walvoord. The city was founded by phillip ii, the father of alexander the great.
The words joy and rejoice are used 16 times in the epistle. Written by the apostle paul, philippians is a book of encouragement and guidance for christians. A rather cursory walk through the book not worth purchasing on its own for one credit. This is the holy book of philippians, known as the epistle of paul the apostle to the philippians. A study in philippians historical background 1 during his second missionary journey, paul visited the town of philippi where several people heard the gospel message and accepted christ as their savior. The unanimous testimony of the early church was that the apostle paul wrote philippians. Wiersbes historical background, themes, and practical lessons for each book of the bible thousands of cross references, showing the connections throughout the bible index of preaching outlines.
King james bible was created to give everyone a new experience of studying saint bible. The style is abrupt and discontinuous, his fervor of affection leading him to pass rapidly from one theme to another philippians 2. Philippians derives its name from the greek city where the church to which it was addressed was located. Philippians baker exegetical commentary on the new testament ebook. The many personal references of the author fit what we know of paul from other nt books. Credit the cost of the returned item toward another item.
Background paper on the epistle to the philippians the city of philippi the city of philippi was located in modern macedonia, which is north of greece. I feel an urgent need to look elsewhere and dig deeper. The historical setting of philippi and the philippians is a look at the time period of paul and all the women that served him all in the name of jesus christ. Grace to you and peace from god our father and the lord jesus christ. Wiersbe hundreds of catalyst notes which more deeply reveal important biblical themes book introductions featuring dr. The apostle paul wrote the letter to express his gratitude and affection for the philippian church, his strongest supporters in ministry.
The church can thank phillip and his son alexander for establishing the greek empire, which gave way. Historical and theological themes since it is primarily a practical letter, philippians contains little historical material there are no ot quotes, apart from the momentous treatment of pauls spiritual autobiography 3. The holy bible book 50 philippians kjv dramatized audio. Some of these who are recorded in the book of acts were lydia and her family and an unnamed philippian jailer and his family acts 16. Internally the letter reveals the stamp of genuineness. The english title, genesis, is greek in origin and comes from the word geneseos, which appears in the prechristian greek translation septuagint of 2. The roman colony of philippi was ruled by philip ii of macedon, the father of alexander the great. Watch our overview video on the book of philippians, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought.
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