“Our πολίτευμα Belongs in Heaven” (Phil 3
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Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21411631 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alex W Muir (0000-0002-4434-3713, University of Edinburgh, New College Edinburgh UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249-266 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Novum Testamentum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-1009 • E-ISSN: 1568-5365 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15685365-bja10011 |
| OpenAlex | W4220962646 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
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, before it is defied then transcended through rhetorical and cosmological arguments. There are, however, also differences owing to Paul’s and Seneca’s different contexts: in particular, the threat of certain Judaizing opponents to Paul’s gospel in Philippi
Art · Art history · Biblical studies · Consolation · Gospel · Heaven · Homecoming · Linguistics · Literature · Narrative · Rhetorical question · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Theology and Canon Law Studies
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |