Story of Christ in the Ethics of Paul and Analysis of the Function

243 Pages·1990·7.448 MB·English

by  Stephen E Fowl

l i b r a r y o f n e w t e s t a m e n t s t u d i e s
The STory of
ChriST iN The
eThiCS of pAuL
An Analysis of the function of the hymnic
Material in the pauline Corpus

Stephen e. Fowl
JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
SUPPLEMENT SERIES
36
Executive Editor, Supplement Series
David Hill
Publishing Editor
David E. Orton
JSOT Press
Sheffield

THE
STORY OF
CHRIST IN THE
ETHICS OF PAUL
An Analysis of the Function
of the Hymnic Material
in the Pauline Corpus
Stephen E. Fowl
Journal for the Study of the New Testament
Supplement Series 36
Copyright © 1990 Sheffield Academic Press
Published by JSOT Press
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Fowl, Stephen E.
The story of Christ in the ethics of Paul: an analysis of
the function of the hymnic material in the Pauline Corpus
1. Bible. N.T. Epistles of Paul—Critical studies
I. Title
227.06
EISBN 9781850752202
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments 7
Abbreviations 9
Introduction 13
SECTION I 21
Chapter 1
THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT 23
Chapter 2
WHAT IS A HYMN? 31
SECTION II 47
Chapter 3
PHILIPPIANS 2.6-11 49
Chapter 4
THE FUNCTION OF PHILIPPIANS 2.6-11 77
Chapter 5
COLOSSIANS 1.15-20 103
Chapter 6
THE FUNCTION OF COLOSSIANS 1.15-20 123
Chapter 7
1 TIMOTHY 3.16b 155
Chapter 8
THE FUNCTION OF 1 TIMOTHY 3.16b 175
SECTION III 195
Chapter 9
CONCLUDING COMMENTS 197
Bibliography 213
Index of Biblical References 227
Index of Authors 233
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
In the course of this project, I have accumulated many debts.
Most of them are not the sort that are easily repaid. Neverthe-
less, I would like to take some space here to acknowledge and
thank some of those to whom I feel most grateful.
First, thanks are due to the Rev. Dr A.C. Thiselton and Dr
A.T. Lincoln. Dr Thiselton supervised this research during my
first two years in Sheffield. Indeed, it was his interest in
hermeneutics and encouraging correspondence that origi-
nally brought me to Sheffield. Dr Lincoln had the unenviable
task of taking over supervision of this thesis when it was
already well under way. In spite of this, he has helped greatly
to improve my work, and I am thankful for his open mind and
sharp eye for detail. Needless to say, I take full responsibility
for any errors of omission or commission in this thesis.
Less tangibly, I have benefitted from the stimulating atmos-
phere in the Department of Biblical Studies in Sheffield. In
particular I must thank Alan Winton and Mark Brett for
countless cups of coffee and hours of conversation.
One does not complete a Ph.D. without financial support. I
want to acknowledge the assistance of the Overseas Research
Student Scholarship Scheme and the Tyndale Fellowship. In
addition, my parents and my parents-in-law have provided
support that went well beyond monetary aid.
Lastly, I must thank Melinda who has had to live with this
project as well as her own research. Her love and companion-
ship have been a sustaining influence on me, and it is to her
that I dedicate this book.

ABBREVIATIONS
ANRW Aufstieg und Niedergang der romischen Welt
BGD Bauer, W., A Greek-English Lexicon of the
New Testament and Other Early Christian
Literature, 2nd edn, trans., rev., and
augmented by F.W. Gingrich and F.W.
Danker (Chicago: University of Chicago Press,
1958)
BDF Blass, F. and Debrunner, A., A Greek
Grammar of the New Testament, trans, and
rev. R. Funk (Chicago: University of Chicago
Press, 1961)
Bib Biblica
BTB Biblical Theology Bulletin
BZ Biblische Zeitschrift
BJRL Bulletin of the John Rylands Library
CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly
Corp. Herm. Corpus Hermeticum in the 2nd edition of A.
Nock, trans. A.-J. Festugiere (Paris: «Les
Belles Lettres», 1960)
EvTh Evangelische Theologie
ExpT Expository Times
FRLANT Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des
Alten und Neuen Testaments
HNT Handbuch zum Neuen Testament
HTR Harvard Theological Review
Herders
TKNT Herders theologischer Kommentar zum
Neuen Testament
ICC International Critical Commentary
Int Interpretation
JAC Jahrbuch filr Antike und Christentum
JBL Journal of Biblical Literature