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In this volume, Mark J. Keown scrupulously examines Philippians with a clear eye on the original text and a fine-tuned ear to first-century culture while also interacting with the full history of scholarship on Philippians. The result is the most comprehensive commentary on Philippians to date that also carefully considers the letter’s theological and devotional importance for present-day...

be either led astray or conformed to Christ (2 Cor 10:5; 11:3), and of minds that can be hardened and blinded (2 Cor 3:14; 4:4). Here it is used in the latter sense, the peace of God guarding believers’ minds and consequent thoughts from being led astray. The language of the mind is important in a Roman context; the source of peace of mind is found in Christ alone, and not in pagan religion or trust in pax Romana. The phrase ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, “in Christ Jesus,” varies the recurring use of “in the
Volume 2, Pages 353–354
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