In Philippians 2:1-11, we come to one of the most important passages in the entire New Testament. The Christ hymn that takes up the second half of this passage has, for good reason, demanded an incredible amount of attention within this book. In only a few verses, Paul's writing takes us from the incomprehensible depths of eternity when the
This article seeks to demonstrate (contra Geza Vermes and Ernst Lohmeyer) that Phil 2.6-11 is an integral part of the Letter to the Philippians as well as a natural part of the Corpus Paulinum, both linguistically and theologically.Essential vocabulary, phraseology, and themes in Phil 2.6-11 are compared with several other texts from Philippians, Romans, and Galatians.Philippians 2:6-11 Contents Though he was in the form of God Tune: [Though he was in the form of God] Published in 3 hymnals Representative text cannot be shown for this hymn due to copyright. See page scan previews below. Text Information Text Information Scripture References ^ top Tune [Though he was in the form of God] Highcharts.com This apparent hymn (Philippians 2:6-11) taken from the corporate and liturgical worship of the primitive Jewish-Christian church in its earliest devotion to Jesus reveals what is known as a high Christology (a "high" Christology is one in which Jesus is portrayed as fully divine). For example, verse 6 speaks of Jesus preexisting in the In reading Philippians 2:6-11, it is crucial to remember that the hymn is part of a letter, in a series of letters that Paul wrote, which were intended to be read by an orator to the Philippi congregation. Scriptural text, such as Paul's letters, is an intricate tapestry of complex patterns and images, and concentrating on a single image or "Christ Hymn" in Philippians 2:6-11. In metaphorical terms, Adam as contrarium is depicted as the "old" humankind, Philippians 2:6-11; Isaiah 45:21b-23LXX 1 Encomium Encomium is the Latin word for the classical Greek encomion, meaning the praise of a person.1 An encomium can also serve as a prologue to a hero's meritorious 4i83vGr.