Tremendous strides have been made towards resolving several of the hitherto uncertain introductory questions with regard to Paul’s letter to the Philippians (Bockmuehl 1997:20–35; Fee 1995:1–15; Fowl 2005:8–12; Garland 2006:178–182; Hartog 2010:475–503; Hawthorne 1983: xl–xliv; O’Brien 1991:3–39; Silva 2005:1–36; Still 2011:1–12; Witherington III 2011:1–30). Therefore, it is appropriate to summarise these consensuses as a way of setting the background
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