Christ as the telos of life: moral philosophy, athletic imagery, and the aim of Philippians

Bradley Arnold examines Paul's argument in his letter to the Philippians. He looks particularly at how this argument is structured similarly to the pattern of thinking in ancient moral philosophy, utilizes athletic imagery within this argumentative framework, and employs a rhetorical practice k...

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Main Author: Arnold, Bradley 1978- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Tübingen Mohr Siebeck 2014
In: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament / 2 (371)
Year: 2014
Reviews:[Rezension von: Arnold, Bradley, 1978-, Christ as the telos of life : moral philosophy, athletic imagery, and the aim of Philippians] (2019) (Black, David Alan, 1952 -)
[Rezension von: Arnold, Bradley, 1978-, Christ as the telos of life : moral philosophy, athletic imagery, and the aim of Philippians] (2016) (Poplutz, Uta, 1971 -)
[Rezension von: Arnold, Bradley, 1978-, Christ as the telos of life : moral philosophy, athletic imagery, and the aim of Philippians] (2017) (Dennert, Brian C., 1982 -)
Series/Journal:Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament / 2 371
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Philippians / Sports / Metaphor / Rhetoric / Ethics
B Philippians / Exegesis
B Philippians / Competition / Metaphor / Christian life
B Philippians / Christian ethics / Culture / Roman Empire / Hellenism
IxTheo Classification:FA Theology
HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Paul the Apostle, Saint Philosophy
B Symbolism
B Philosophy, Ancient
B Jesus Christus
B Thesis
B Philippians
B Morals
B Ethics
B Picture
B Telos (The Greek word)
B Agōn
B Linguistics
B Life
B Virtue
B Rhetoric
B Bible. Philippians Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Neutestamentliche Ethik
B Philosophy
B Sports
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Summary:Bradley Arnold examines Paul's argument in his letter to the Philippians. He looks particularly at how this argument is structured similarly to the pattern of thinking in ancient moral philosophy, utilizes athletic imagery within this argumentative framework, and employs a rhetorical practice known as vivid description
ISBN:3161533267