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Polycarp of Smyrna, Letter to the Philippians

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The Letter to the Philippians penned by Polycarp of Smyrna is sometimes dismissed as an example of a proof-texting moralism, indicative of the post-apostolic church's fall from the heights of Pauline Christianity. Read on its own terms, this complex exhortatory letter reveals a vigorous, pastorally sensitive effort to integrate both behavioural and theological aspects of 'righteousness' as Polycarp seeks to maintain the stability and integrity of the Philippian congregation. Copyright © 2006 SAGE Publications.

Department(s)

Biblical and Theological Studies

Publication Title

Expository Times

Volume

118

Issue

2

First Page

53

Last Page

63

Publication Date

12-1-2006

DOI

10.1177/0014524606070855

ISSN

00145246

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