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Paul's letter to the Philippians : a socio-rhetorical commentary /

"Paul's short, affectionate letter to the Philippians has been much belabored of late by biblical scholars keen to analyze it in light of Greco-Roman letter-writing conventions. Yet Ben Witherington argues that Philippians shouldn't be read as a letter at all but, rather, as a masterf...

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Main Author:	Witherington, Ben, III, 1951-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans, [2011]
Subjects:	Bible. > Philippians > Commentaries. Bible. > Philippians > Socio-rhetorical criticism. Bible. > Philippians - Socio-Rhetorical Criticism. Bible. > Philippians - Commentaries. Paulus, > Apostel, > approximately 1. Jh. > Philipperbrief. Philipperbrief. Bible. > Philippians. Socio-rhetorical criticism of sacred works. Rhetorik. Sozialgeschichtliche Exegese. Religion. Commentaries.

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