Paul's Koinonia with the Philippians
A Socio-Historical Investigation of a Pauline Economic Partnership
Paul's Koinonia with the Philippians
A Socio-Historical Investigation of a Pauline Economic Partnership
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Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161534881
Number of Pages: 606
Published: 07/11/2014
Width: 23.1 cm
Height: 15.5 cm
Julien M. Ogereau explores the socio-economic dimension of Paul's koinonia with the Philippians from a Graeco-Roman perspective. After conducting a rigorous philological study of the business terminology Paul employs in Philippians in the light of documentary sources (papyri and inscriptions), he offers a thorough socio-economic reading of the letter that is informed by ancient cultural conventions. Challenging recent scholarship, Ogereau concludes that Paul's relationship with the Philippians followed the well-established pattern of economic partnerships ( koinonia/societas), whereby Paul supplied the ars and opera (skill and labour), while the Philippians contributed the pecunia (funds).