Philippians
The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians, usually referred to
simply as Philippians, is the eleventh book in the New
Testament. Biblical scholars agree that it was written by St.
Paul to the church of Philippi. This authentic Pauline letter
was written c 62.[1]Paul's composition of Philippians is
"universally accepted" (Beare, p. 1) by the acade...
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LITERATURE
I. Paul and the Church at Philippi.
Paul was on his second missionary journey in the year 52 AD.
He felt that he was strangely thwarted in many of his plans.
He had had a most distressing illness in Galatia. The Spirit
would not permit him to preach in Asia, and when he essayed
to enter Bithynia the Spirit again would not suffer it. ...
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was St. Paul from Rome in A.D. 62 or 63. St. Paul's
connection with Philippi was of a peculiar character, which
gave rise to the writing of this epistle. St. Paul entered
its walls A.D. 52. Ac 16:18 There, at a greater distance
from Jerusalem than any apostle had yet penetrated, the
long-restrained energy of St, Paul was again employed in
lay...
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was written by Paul during the two years when he was "in
bonds"
in Rome (Phil. 1:7-13), probably early in the year
A.D. 62 or in
the end of 61.
The Philippians had sent Epaphroditus, their
messenger, with
contributions to meet the necessities of the
apostle; and on his
return Paul sent back with him this letter. With
this precious
commun...
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INTERNAL EVIDENCE. The style, thought, and doctrine agree
with Paul's. The incidental allusions confirm his
authorship. Paley (Hor. Paul. 7) instances the mention of
the object of Epaphroditus' journey to Rome, his sickness;
the Philippian contribution to Paul's wants (Philemon 1:7;
Philemon 2:25-30; Philemon 4:10-18); Timothy's having been
l...
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