Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE INTEGRITY OF PHILIPPIANS; 2 THE RHETORICAL SITUATION OF PHILIPPIANS; 3 ON THE GENRE OF PHILIPPIANS: ANCIENT CONSOLATION; 4 PAUL'S CONSOLATORY STRATEGY: DISCERNING THE THINGS THAT MATTER (PHIL. 1:3 ... 11); 5 DISCERNING THE THINGS THAT MATTER IN THE GOSPEL MISSION (PHIL. 1:12 ... 2:30); 6 DISCERNING THE ONE THING THAT MATTERS IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE (PHIL. 3:1 ... 4:1); 7 CONCLUDING PARENESIS, CONSOLATION, AND THANK-YOU NOTE (PHIL. 4:2 ... 23); CONCLUSION: AN ANALYSIS OF PHILIPPIANS; BIBLIOGRAPHY
Summary
In this rhetorical-critical study Holloway puts Paul's letter in the context of ancient theories and literary practices of 'consolation' and argues that Paul wrote to the Philippians in order to console them
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-187) and indexes
