Living and Dying Well in Philippians

A Comparative Analysis of Ancient Sources
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-16-162377-6
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, 361 Seiten, Format (B × H): 232 mm x 155 mm, Gewicht: 568 g

Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament : Reihe 2

The contemporary bifurcation of living and dying and the aversion of death are largely absent in ancient conceptions of human flourishing. Gregory Lamb bridges this gap by combining living and dying well as the twin facets of flourishing and by comparing the often-competing conceptions of flourishing within salient ancient sources (up to 100 CE). Beginning with Paul's concept of flourishing in Philippians, and then comparing/contrasting popular Greco-Roman, Egyptian, and Second Temple Jewish views, the volume advocates a "kaleidoscopic" reading of Paul that attunes to the complex diversity and Sitze im Leben of the Philippians. The author argues that Philippians is central to Paul's presentation of flourishing as a Christocentric, cruciform life, and that despite the competing conceptions of living and dying well in the cultures around him, Paul, nonetheless, stands in stark contrast to them.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lamb, Gregory E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie

Über Autor(innen)

Lamb, Gregory E.
born 1972; pastor of various Baptist churches throughout North Carolina;
adjunct professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
in Wake Forest, North Carolina; lead and solo researcher at Docent Research Group
in Austin, Texas; 2024 Recipient of the Society of Biblical Literature – De Gruyter Prize for
Biblical Studies and Reception History.