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Philippians (fəlĭp`ēənz), letter of the New Testament, written by St. Paul Paul, Saint, d. A.D. 64? or 67?, the apostle to the Gentiles, b. Tarsus, Asia Minor. He was a Jew. His father was a Roman citizen, probably of some means, and Paul was a tentmaker by trade. His Jewish name was Saul.
..... Click the link for more information. from captivity probably in Rome (c.A.D. 60) to the Christians of Philippi (in Macedonia), the first European city that he evangelized. The letter thanks them for gifts they had sent him, informs them of his own situation, and gives advice and encouragement. The centerpiece of the letter is the quotation of an early Christian hymn, the purpose of which is to exhort the Philippians to live a life of humilty and service as exemplified by Jesus. The abrupt transitions in the letter suggest to some scholars that Philippians is a composite of several Pauline letters.

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See R. P. Martin, Philippians (1987); P. T. O'Brien, Philippians (1991).

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No references found			Early in the epistle to the Philippians he told the church, It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's grace with me. The ABC-X model of family stress in the book of Philippians by Wilmoth, Joe D.; Smyser, Samantha / Journal of Psychology and Theology Only his Epistle to the Philippians has survived (almost wholly in Latin, partly in Greek). St. Polycarp by Baldwin, Barry / Catholic Insight			Episcopal Church, Reformed Episcopal Church, USA episcopalian episcopate Episcope Episcopius, Simon episcotister episepalous Epishev, Aleksei Epishev, Aleksei Alekseevich episiotomy episkenion episode episodic memory Episome Epispadias episperm Epistasis epistatic gene epistemology Epistemology, Genetic episternum epistilbite Epistle epistle side Epistle to the Philippians Epistles of the New Testament Epistolae Obscurorum Virorum epistolary Epistolary Literature epistolary novel epistome epistomium Epistrophe Epistropheus epistyle epistylium Epitaph epitaxial diffused-junction transistor epitaxial diffused-mesa transistor epitaxial layer Epitaxial structures epitaxial transistor Epitaxy epithalamium epithalamus epitheca epithedes epitheliochorial placenta epithelioid cell Epithelioma			Epistle of Jude Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus Epistle of Saint James Epistle of Saint Jude Epistle of the New Testament James Epistle of the New Testament Jude Epistle of Titus epistle side epistle side Epistle to Ephesians Epistle to Galatians Epistle to Hebrews Epistle to Philemon Epistle to Philippians Epistle to the Colossians Epistle to the Colossians Epistle to the Corinthians Epistle to the Ephesians Epistle to the Ephesians Epistle to the Galatians Epistle to the Galatians Epistle to the Hebrews Epistle to the Philippians Epistle to the Phillipians Epistle to the Romans Epistle to the Romans Epistle to the Thessalonians Epistle to Titus epistler Epistles Epistles Epistles Epistles of the New Testament Epistles to the Thessalonians Epistles to the Thessalonians Epistles to Titus and Timothy Epistles to Titus and Timothy Epistolae Obscurorum Virorum Epistolæ Obscurorum Virorum Epistolar epistolary epistolary Epistolary form Epistolary literature Epistolary novel Epistolary novel epistolatory epistolatory Epistolatory novel Epistolean Epistoler Epistolet Epistolic

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