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The Provenance of Philippians: A Response to the Analyses of Michael Flexsenhar, Heike Omerzu, Angela Standhartinger and Cédric Brélaz

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Campbell, DA
Published in: Journal for the Study of the New Testament
June 1, 2021

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.

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Journal for the Study of the New Testament

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1745-5294

ISSN

0142-064X

Publication Date

June 1, 2021

Volume

43

Issue

4

Start / End Page

508 / 522

Related Subject Headings

  • 5005 Theology
  • 5004 Religious studies
  • 2204 Religion and Religious Studies
  • 2103 Historical Studies
 

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Campbell, D. A. (2021). The Provenance of Philippians: A Response to the Analyses of Michael Flexsenhar, Heike Omerzu, Angela Standhartinger and Cédric Brélaz. Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 43(4), 508–522. https://doi.org/10.1177/0142064X21990541
Campbell, D. A. “The Provenance of Philippians: A Response to the Analyses of Michael Flexsenhar, Heike Omerzu, Angela Standhartinger and Cédric Brélaz.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 43, no. 4 (June 1, 2021): 508–22. https://doi.org/10.1177/0142064X21990541.
Campbell, D. A. “The Provenance of Philippians: A Response to the Analyses of Michael Flexsenhar, Heike Omerzu, Angela Standhartinger and Cédric Brélaz.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament, vol. 43, no. 4, June 2021, pp. 508–22. Scopus, doi:10.1177/0142064X21990541.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal for the Study of the New Testament

DOI

EISSN

1745-5294

ISSN

0142-064X

Publication Date

June 1, 2021

Volume

43

Issue

4

Start / End Page

508 / 522

Related Subject Headings

  • 5005 Theology
  • 5004 Religious studies
  • 2204 Religion and Religious Studies
  • 2103 Historical Studies