Paul's Letter to the Philippians - NICNT

Working directly from the Greek text but basing his comments on the New International Version, Fee sets Paul's letter to the Philippians squarely within the context of first-century "friendship" and "moral exhortation" to a church facing opposition because of its loyalty to Jesus Christ.  At the same time Fee gives equal concern to the letter's theological and spiritual relevance.  Important features of this commentary include a remarkable comparison of Philippians to two well-known types of letters in the Greco-Roman world -- the letter of freindship and the letter of moral exhortation; an introduction that discusses the occasion, authenticity, and theological contributions of Philippians; and scholarly insights that resolve many of the formal and structural issues that have long puzzled New Testmant scholars.