Table of Contents

Preface; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Background and Interpretation: 1. Traces of Carmina in the New Testament; 2. Philippians ii. 5-11: its literary form; 3. Philippians ii. 5-11: its authorship; 4. Main lines of twentieth century interpretation; Part II. An Exegetical Study of the Hymn in Philippians ii. 6-11 in the Light of Recent Interpretation: 5. The pre-existent being (verse 6a); 6. His choice (verse 6b, c); 7. His incarnation (verse 7a, b); 8. His basement (verses 7c, 8); 9. His exaltation (verse 9); 10. The universal homage (verses 10-11a); 11. The Christological confession (verse 11b-c); Part III. Philippians ii. 5-11 in its First Century Setting: Select bibliography; Index of authors; Index of subjects; Index of passages quoted; Index of Greek, Latin and Semitic words.

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Verses from the Epistle to the Philippians are seen as a carmen Christi, the earliest statement of the basis of the Christology of later times.