Alex W Muir
Biographic Data
| ID | 1212550 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alex W Muir |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alex W |
| FAMILY NAME | Muir |
| SIGNATURE | MUIR A W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4434-3713 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Developing Christ as Consolatory Example in the Christ Encomium
While Paul Holloway's scholarship on Philippians has been important, his classification of Philippians as a letter of consolation has gained relatively little traction. Interestingly, however, Holloway follows Karl Barth in labelling a large section of the letter, Phil 1:27-2:16, a 'hortatory digression', which could be seen to diminish the extent of consolation in this part of the letter. In this article, I seek to develop Holloway's work to arg…
“Our πολίτευμα Belongs in Heaven” (Phil 3
This article argues that Paul’s narrative about collective πολίτευμα in heaven (Phil 3:20) constitutes a moment of climactic consolation in the letter to the Philippians. This position is reached through an extended comparison with Seneca’s On Consolation to Mother Helvia ( Ad Helviam ). It emerges that similar narratives of consolation are constructed in the Ad Helviam and Phil 3:15–21. In both texts, adversity is recognised and rationalised, be…
An Audacious Counter-Imperial Reading of Philippians
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An Audacious Counter-Imperial Reading of Philippians
“Our πολίτευμα Belongs in Heaven” (Phil 3
This article argues that Paul’s narrative about collective πολίτευμα in heaven (Phil 3:20) constitutes a moment of climactic consolation in the letter to the Philippians. This position is reached through an extended comparison with Seneca’s On Consolation to Mother Helvia ( Ad Helviam ). It emerges that similar narratives of consolation are constructed in the Ad Helviam and Phil 3:15–21. In both texts, adversity is recognised and rationalised, be…
Developing Christ as Consolatory Example in the Christ Encomium
While Paul Holloway's scholarship on Philippians has been important, his classification of Philippians as a letter of consolation has gained relatively little traction. Interestingly, however, Holloway follows Karl Barth in labelling a large section of the letter, Phil 1:27-2:16, a 'hortatory digression', which could be seen to diminish the extent of consolation in this part of the letter. In this article, I seek to develop Holloway's work to arg…
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