The Word of Life and the Simultaneous Presence of Scriptural Allusions: Resonances of Phil 2:12–18 with Deuteronomy, Deutero-Isaiah, and Daniel

In recent scholarship on Philippians, there is renewed interest in Paul’s use of Israel’s Scriptures. While the separate textual interactions between Phil 2:12–18 and its evoked texts have been explored in detail by McAuley and others, this article attends to the simultaneous presence of the allusio...

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Published inReligions (Basel, Switzerland ) Vol. 15; no. 9; p. 1132
Main Author Dürr, Simon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2024
Subjects
Allusion
Audiences
Bible and literature
Bible as literature
Biblical allusions
composite intertextuality
Daniel
Deuteronomy
echoes of Scripture
gospel vocation
Intertextuality
Language
Life
Life (Philosophy)
Religious aspects
Translating and interpreting
word of God
Israel
Greece
United Kingdom
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Summary:In recent scholarship on Philippians, there is renewed interest in Paul’s use of Israel’s Scriptures. While the separate textual interactions between Phil 2:12–18 and its evoked texts have been explored in detail by McAuley and others, this article attends to the simultaneous presence of the allusions to Deuteronomy, Deutero-Isaiah, and Daniel as a contribution to a coherent overall pragmatics, which does not, however, reduce the allusive force of scriptural passages. Attention to the composite nature of Paul’s scriptural intertext discovers the motif of the word of God as a central concern of the evoked texts, which has implications for the interpretation of the word of life in Phil 2:16.
ISSN:2077-1444
2077-1444
DOI:10.3390/rel15091132