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In this fine new commentary on Paul's letter to the Philippians, Stephen Fowl notes that for the great premodern commentators of the Christian tradition, the literal sense of Scripture is always regulated by theological concerns. Thus, unlike commentaries that simply append theology to historical criticism, Fowl's volume displays disciplined attention to the text of Philippians in ways that...

explicit in 2:5 when Paul again makes recourse to the verb φρονεῖν/phronein, urging the Philippians to adopt a Christ-focused pattern of perceiving, judging, and acting. Verse 12 begins with what is almost a formulaic phrase, “I want you to know.…”2 In this case Paul wants the Philippians to know about his circumstances. This passage about Paul’s circumstances will lead into the discussion of the Philippians’ circumstances in 1:27. On the surface, it would appear that Paul is engaging in the conventional
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