Philippians (The IVP New Testament Commentary Series | IVPNTC)

by Gordon Fee

Publisher:

IVP Academic

, 1999

Overview

In this warm, well-written study of Philippians, readers will find an introduction that discusses the letter’s occasion and purpose, authorship, and other background information, as well as its important theological themes. Passage-by-passage commentary follows that seeks to explain what the letter means to us today as well as what it meant for its original hearers.

From the Cover of the Print Edition

Nothing cripples a church’s effectiveness like internal strife. In Philippi, Paul addressed a congregation whose internal strife was compounded by opposition and suffering from without. Paul’s strategy was to write them a letter of friendship and moral exhortation, reminding them of their “partnership in the gospel,” their mutual suffering for the cause of Christ, and their need to “stand firm in one spirit.” His approach and counsel can serve us well today.

In this warm, well-written study of Philippians, readers will find an introduction that discusses the letter’s occasion and purpose, authorship, and other background information, as well as its important theological themes. Passage-by-passage commentary follows that seeks to explain what the letter means to us today as well as what it meant for its original hearers.

Students, pastors, Bible teachers and everyone who wants to understand Paul’s message for the church will benefit from this excellent resource.

Product Details

• Title: The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: Philippians
• Author: Gordon D. Fee
• Publisher: InterVarsity Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Pages: 204

About Gordon D. Fee

Gordon D. Fee (Ph.D., University of Southern California) is dean of the faculty and professor of New Testament at Regent College in Vancouver, B.C. He is the author of several books, including God’s Empowering Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Letters of Paul, and coauthor of How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Humility is a uniquely Christian virtue, which, like the message of a crucified Messiah, stands in utter contradiction to the values of the Greco-Roman world, which generally considered humility not a virtue but a shortcoming.” (Page 88)

“Paul’s overarching concern is with the gospel, a word that occurs more often in this letter than in any of his others.” (Page 22)

“Thus the primary connotation of love is not ‘affection,’ as in the preceding phrase about Christ (Phil 1:8), but rather a sober kind of love that places high value on a person and actively seeks that person’s benefit.” (Pages 52–53)

“Paul is a man of a single passion: Christ and the gospel” (Page 64)

“for Paul ‘joy’ is primarily a verb, something we do rather than how we feel” (Page 131)

Product Details

• Title: Philippians
• Author: Gordon Fee
• Series: IVP New Testament Commentary
• Volume: 11
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Print Publication Date: 1999
• Logos Release Date: 2006
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. Philippians › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780830861392, 0830861394
• Resource ID: LLS:IVNTPHP
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:48:12Z

About Gordon Fee

Gordon D. Fee (1934–2022) was a leading expert in pneumatology and textual criticism of the New Testament. He was an ordained minister of the Assemblies of God and served as professor emeritus of New Testament studies at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Fee earned degrees from Seattle Pacific University and University of Southern California. He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Northwest University. Before teaching at Regent College, Fee taught at Wheaton College, Vanguard University of Southern California, and Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. Fee was a member of the Committee on Bible Translation that translated the New International Version and its revision, the Today’s New International Version.

In addition to Fee’s many highly respected commentaries in series like the Understanding the Bible Commentary Series: New Testament and The New International Commentary on the New Testament (NICNT), he is also the author of How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, God’s Empowering Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Letters of Paul, Pauline Christology: An Exegetical-Theological Study, and To What End Exegesis?