mind-set (see 3:15). The primary function of the opponents is as a negative model (Wick 1994, 92). They are the antitype of those who have the mind of Christ (Wick 1994, 92). They are not prepared to humble themselves and conform their lives to the cross. . The function of the peroratio is to recapitulate the argument. The final chapter of Philippians recapitulates the major themes of the letter; thus it functions as the peroratio of the letter. The appeal to Euodia and Syntyche