The Provenance of Philippians
A Response to the Analyses of Michael Flexsenhar, Heike Omerzu, Angela Standhartinger and Cédric Brélaz
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21447133 |
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| Authors | Douglas A Campbell (The Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, NC 27701, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 508-522 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Study of the New Testament (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-064X • E-ISSN: 1745-5294 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0142064x21990541 |
| OpenAlex | W3128551068 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
A critical synthesis of the arguments made by Flexsenhar, Omerzu, Standhartinger and Brélaz, concerning the provenance of Paul’s letter to the Philippians, suggests: (1) ‘the whole of the praetorium’ referenced in 1.13 is a group of people working in an official provincial building, hence (2) in view of Paul’s incarceration awaiting imminent trial, this is probably in a provincial capital, (3) where a group of imperial slaves, who, following attested practice, identify themselves as ‘a household of Caesar’ (4.22), and originally from Philippi, have migrated to join the local congregation. Further critical consideration suggests, moreover, that, although Ephesus is a plausible location for the explanation of this data, Corinth is a still more powerful and economic explanation of this and related data points
Archaeology · Capital (architecture) · Provenance · Sociology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History
| Highly cited | No |
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