NT346 Exegetical Study: Paul’s Letter to the Philippians
Overview
This course applies the concepts from LA211 to an exposition of Philippians. Dr. Runge takes you through the Greek text, explaining the exegetical significance of the devices and how he arrived at his conclusions. You’ll learn discourse analysis methods and how to apply them. “I’m going to help you see what grammatical markers and rhetorical devices [and] literary devices that Paul has used to structure the letter, to draw attention to certain points, to organize the letter, and again, to help draw the reader into the letter to really hear Paul’s heart for this church.” Dr. Runge, as always, brings his engaging examples, illustrations, and humor to illustrate his points. By analyzing jokes, mistranslated signs, and other things from everyday life, your learning will become more effective and enjoyable.
Top Highlights
“What’s important to realize is that verses 6 and 7 are still supporting the one big idea of Paul giving thanks, and so this is again providing more elaboration. It’s another participial clause. What Paul is doing here is providing a rationale for how he’s able to give thanks and why he is able to have the confidence that he has, and it’s being ‘convinced of this same thing.’” (source)
“fundamentally, discourse analysis in my view is just simply doing exegesis that’s linguistically informed.” (source)
“Another thing that’s noteworthy is that Paul doesn’t just address the church at Philippi, but he also specifically mentions the overseers and deacons. And that’s, again, something that we should kind of put in in the back of our mind and think about, because he has done that for some reason.” (source)
“I think this is Paul really pouring his heart out, in terms of how he views this audience and his care for them. But again, we said that verse 3 is the one big idea for this section.” (source)
“proleptic demonstrative. It’s just a fancy way of saying [that] instead of having an antecedent,” (source)
- Title: NT346 Exegetical Study: Paul’s Letter to the Philippians
- Author: Steven Runge
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Philippians › Commentaries; Education › Bible. N.T. Philippians--Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:NT346RUNGE
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T04:50:41Z
Steve Runge has a Doctor of Literature degree in biblical languages from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, supervised by Christo Van der Merwe. He currently serves as a research associate affiliated with the department of ancient studies at the University of Stellenbosch.
In preparation for his doctoral research, Steve completed several years of study in the linguistic fields of pragmatics and discourse grammar. This culminated in attending a workshop on discourse analysis offered by SIL/Wycliffe Bible Translators, facilitated by Stephen H. Levinsohn. He has also earned a Master of Theological Studies degree in biblical languages from Trinity Western Seminary in Langley, BC, and a BA in speech communication from Western Washington University.
Steve has served as a visiting professor teaching Greek discourse grammar at Knox Theological Seminary, Dallas Theological Seminary, and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He also served as an adjunct faculty member at Northwest Baptist Theological College, Trinity Western University, and Associated Canadian Theological Schools (ACTS) while completing his education. He is very active in the church. He and his wife were married in 1990. They have two daughters, and live in Bellingham.