Philippians 2: A Hymn Celebrating Christ. In the second chapter of Philippians, Paul continues the encouraging message that he had begun in chapter 1. He opens with an appeal to his community to be of the "one mind," grounded in love (v. 2). Paul tells the story of Christ in a remarkable passage (vv. 6-11), shaped in balanced cadences IN PHILIPPIANS 2 6-11 CHARLES H. TALBERT WAKE FORECT COLLEGE FROM the ancient church to modern times there have existed two "A New Look at the Christ Hymn in Phil. 2:6-11," ExpT, 76 (1965), pp. 337-39. 2 The obvious difficulties of any interpretation which sees pre-existence referred Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like The Christ Hymn in Philippians 2:6-11 is one of the earliest literary references to what?, Which word used by Paul in Philippians would have had special meaning to those living in Philippi?, Paul urges the Philippians to have humility, which in this letter means what? and more. The Hymn in Philippians (Phil 2,6-11) is often put in relationship with texts from the First Testament, be it passages which deal with the pre-existence of wisdom or those which evoke the destiny .

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