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In this commentary, Fred Craddock focuses on the text of Philippians rather than on conversations among scholars about the text. He begins by exploring the importance of Philippians as a letter of Paul to a particular church. His commentary on the text differs from many other commentaries in that issue of authorship, date, place of writing, integrity, or purpose are dealt with at points where the...

What the Philippians need from Paul is not simply a news report on how he is faring. That would help, of course, because just plain information can be relieving, healing, even redemptive. But for a Christian minister, a missionary, a preacher of the gospel to be arrested, imprisoned, waiting for Roman authorities to decide his fate—that is a condition which demands interpretation. One can be sure the unbelieving community
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