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Episode 61: A friend in need is a friend indeed
The last words of a letter are important, especially in a context where letters to churches were read aloud. What thoughts would Paul want to leave ringing in the Phil...
Episode 62: It’s to your credit
Though Paul wants the Philippians to hear his gratitude, he also wants to make sure they hear it rightly. “It’s not about the gift itself,” he tells them, again, in a ...
Episode 63: Paid in full
Friendships in the ancient world carried reciprocal expectations. Paul has already used the language of the marketplace to speak of the Philippians’ gift as being “cre...
Episode 64: You are not alone
Letters often ended with words of greeting: “Say hi to so-and-so” or “So-and-so says hi.” And in some ways, this is true of Paul’s letter to the Philippians. But Paul ...