tension in Philippians 2:12, 13. Following an overview of the themes in the Great Controversy, consideration will be given to its appearance in the writings of Paul and more specifically in his letter to the Philippians. Thereafter, examination will be made of the Philippians 2:12, 13 text in its immediate kenosis hymn context. 4. with a This study addresses the unsettled question concerning the genre of Philippians 2:6–11, long considered a poetic ‘Christ-hymn’, but more recently classified under a number of alternative genre headings: exalted prose, encomion , epainos , early Christian confession, didactic poem, and prose hymn. THE LEADERSHIP PARADOX OF PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11 . DAVID R. GRAY . A paradox occurs when a situation or condition challenges popular beliefs or conventions. Philippians 2:5-11 provides an example of a paradox relative to the traditional beliefs of leadership. A cross-disciplinary approach that integrates current social definitions and theories Philippians 2:6–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV) 6 In his very nature he was God. But he did not think that being equal with God was something he should hold on to. 7 Instead, he made himself nothing. He took on the very nature of a servant. He was made in human form. 8 He appeared as a man. Philippians 2:2-11 KJV. fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Psalms, Philippians 2:6-11, and the Origins of Christology. Students of early Christianity recognized long ago that the canonical psalms of the Jewish Bible provided a framework of meaning in which the followers of Jesus could make sense of his crucifixion. This novel hermeneutic is evident in the allusions to the Psalms in the passion God exalts the messiah. This now is why God “hyper-exalts” Jesus, giving him the name above all names (2:9-11). Specifically, God gives him the name “Lord” (kurios), which signifies not merely a ruler, or a god or transcendent being, but indeed the tetragrammaton (YHWH), the unnamable name of God in the Hebrew Bible. Philippians ⌄. Chapter 2 ⌄. 1 So if in Christ there is anything that will move you, any incentive in love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any warmth or sympathy -- I appeal to you, 2 make my joy complete by being of a single mind, one in love, one in heart and one in mind. 3 Nothing is to be done out of jealousy or vanity; instead, out of This dissertation explores the use and meaning of the doxa motif in undisputed Pauline literature. While doxa and its derivatives occur 72 times in undisputed letters and 96 times altogether in … Expand Since Phil 2:6–7 indicates that Christ exists both in the “form of a God” and in the “form of a servant,” then, each set of statements can characterize the same Christ without inconsistency. Jowers, D. W. (2006). The Meaning of ΜΟΡΦΗ in Philippians 2:6–7. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 49(4), 737–766.[/I] xO0fGW.