SUMMARY ANALYSIS OF PHILIPPIANS
This is an example of epideictic rhetoric.
1:1-11 I. Proem
A. Epistolary prescript (1:1-2)
B. Thanksgiving prayer, including summary of proof topics (1:3-11)
1:12-3:21 II. Probatio
4:1-9 III. Paraenesis
4:10-20 IV. Thanksgiving prayer (including peroration)
4:21-23 V. Final greetings (epistolary conclusion)
Main themes of Phil:
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imprisonment of Paul
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partnership in the gospel
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gospel of humility
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Christian perfection
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the progress and hope of salvation