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Commentaries-Academic

Barth, Karl. The Epistle to the Philippians. Westminster John Knox, 2002.
Bloomquist, L. Gregory. The Function of Suffering in Philippians. Sheffield, 1993.
Bockmühl, Markus. Epistle to the Philippians. Black's NT Commentary. Continuum, 2007.
Casciaro, Jose Maria, Antonio Fuentes, and Gonzalo Aranda. The Narrative Bible. St. Paul's Captivity Letters. 2nd ed. Scepter, 2005.
Craddock, Fred D. Philippians. Interpretation Series. John Knox, 1985 (and Leader's Guide, 1998).
Edwards, Mark J. Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians. 2nd rev'd ed. Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: NT. IVP, 2005.
Ewert, David. A Testament of Joy: Studies in Philippians. Kindred, 1995.
Fee, Gordon D. Philippians. InterVarsity. IVP, 1999.
Fee, Gordon D. Paul's Letter to the Philippians. 3rd ed. New International Comm. on the NT, Eerdmans, 1995 (and copy).
Fowl, Stephen. Philippians. Two Horizons. Eerdmans, 2005 (and copy).
Holloway, Paul A. Consolation in Philippians: Philosophical Sources and Rhetorical Strategy. Cambridge, 2001 (also available to Tyndale community as ebrary or NetLibrary full-text ebook).
Martin, Ralph. The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians. An Introduction and Commentary. 2nd ed. Tyndale Comentary Series. Eerdmans, 2002.
Melick, Richard, Jr. Philippians, Colossians, Philemon. B. & H., 1991.
Müller, Jac J. The Epistles of Paul to the Philippians and to Philemon. Eermans, 1955.
O'Brien, Peter T. The Epistle to the Philippians: A Commentary on the Greek Text. NIGT. Eerdmans, 1991.
Peterlin, Davorin. Paul's Letter to the Philippians in the Light of Disunity in the Church. Brill, 1995.
Ware, James P. The Mission of the Church in Paul's Letter to the Philippians in the Context of Ancient Judaism. Brill, 2005.

Commentaries: Popular; Bible Studies

Ash, Anthony L. Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, Zonderman, 1994.
Barclay, William. The Letters to the Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians. 3rd ed. Westminster John Knox, 2003; also "Philippians 2: 1-11: An Appeal to Christian Unity," Great Themes of the New Testament. Westminster John Knox, 2001. Ch. 1, pp. 1-22.
Barton, Bruce, and P.W. Comfort. Philippians, Colossians, Philemon. Life Application Bible Commentary. Livingstone, 1995 (and copy).
Herrick, Greg. Philippians: The Unconquerable Gospel. Biblical Studies Press, 2002.
Hughes, R. Kent. Philippians: The Fellowship of the Gospel. Crossway, 2007.
Hybels, Bill. Philippians: Run the Race. Zondervan, 1999.
Phillips, John. Exploring Ephesians and Philippians. Kregel, 1995.
Smiles, Vincent M. First Thessalonians, Philippians, Second Thessalonians, Colossians, Ephesians. Liturgical, 2005.
Wright, N.T. "Philippians," Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letter. Westminster John Knox 2004. Pp. 83-140.
Wright, N.T., et al. Philippians: 8 Studies for Individuals and Groups. IVP, 2010.

Commentaries: Pre-1919

Airay, Henry. Lectures upon the Whole Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians. Nicol, 1864 [original 17th century].
Bauer, F.C. "The Epistle to the Philippians." Paul, the Apostle of Jesus Christ: His Life and Work, His Epistles, vol. 2. Williams and Norgate, 1875. Pp. 45-79 (also copy).
Calvin, John. Commentaries on the Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians. Calvin Translation Society, 1851 [original 16th century].
Chrysostom, John. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistles of St. Paul the Apostle to the Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians. J.H. Parker, 1843 [original 4th century]
Eadie, John. A Commentary on the Greek Text of the Epistle of Paul to the Philippians. T. & T. Clark, 1884.
Ellicott, Charles J. A Critical and Grammatical Commentary on St. Paul's Epistles to the Philippians, Colossians, and to Philemon. Halliday, 1872.
Daillé, Jean. An Exposition of the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Philippians. Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1841 [original 16th century]
Gifford, E.H. The Incarnation : A Study of Philippians 2:5-11. Reprinted, Longmans and Green, 1897; 1911.
Holcomb, James F. The Epistle to the Philippians. American Tract Society, 1901.
Ironside, H. A.Philippians and Colossians. Kregel, 2007. Reprint.
Johnstone, Robert. The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians: Lectures Exegetical and Practical. Oliphant, 1875.
Jones, Maurice. The Epistle to the Philippians. Methuen, 1918.
Kelly, William. Lectures on the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians. G. Morrish, 1869.
Lightfoot, J. B. St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians. Macmillan, 1878 (see also 1994 preface and tribute Alister McGrath).
Lumby, J. R. "Philippians." In P. Schaff, ed., A Popular Commentary on the New Testament. Vol III: The Epistles of St. Paul. T. & T. Clark, 1882. Pp. 417-464.
Meyer, H.A.W., et al. Critical and exegetical handbook to the Epistles to the Philippians and Colossians. T. & T. Clark, 1875.
Moule, H.C.G. The Epistle to the Philippians. Cambridge, 1893; Philippian Studies: Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians. Hodder and Stoughten, 1898.
Pidge, J.B.Gough. Commentary on the Epistle to the Philippians. American Baptist, 1890.
Plummer, Alfred. A Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians. R. Scott, 1919.
Rainy, Robert. Epistle to the Philippians. Hodder and Stoughton, 1893.
Robinson, A.T. Paul's Joy in Christ: Studies in Philippians. Revell, 1917.
Vaughan, Charles J. St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians. MacMillan, 1885.
Vincent, Marvin R. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles to the Philippians and to Philemon. T. & T. Clark, 1902.
Walker, Thomas. The Epistle to the Philippians. SPCK, 1919.
Wesley, John. "Notes on St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians." Explanatory Notes on the New Testament. Lane & Scott, 1850 [original ca. 1754-1765]. Pp. 505-515.
Wiesinger, Johann. Biblical Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians. T.& T. Clark, 1851.

Introductory Chapters on Philippians

Aune, David E. "Philippians, Letter to." In: The Westminster Dictionary of New Testament and Early Christian Literature. Westminster John Knox. Pp. 356-359.
Barton, Bruce L. "Philippians, Life Application New Testament Commentary,Tyndale House, 2001. Pp. 837-864.
Bloomberg, Craig L. "Philippians: Rejoice in all Circumstances," From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts Through Revelation. B.& H., 2006, pp. 325-342
Borchert, G. L. "Philippians, Epistle to," "Philippi," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III: K-P. Ed. G. W. Bromiley. 2nd Revised Edition. Eerdmans, 1995. Pp. 836-; 834-841.
Collins, Raymond F. "The Letter to the Philippians," The Power of Images in Paul. Liturgical Press, 2008. Pp. 40-67.
Cosby, Michael. "Philippians: Thanks for the Money," Apostle on the Edge: An Inductive Approach to Paul Westminster Knox, 2009. Pp. 187-198.
Craddock, Fred B., and Eugene Boring. "The Letter of Paul to the Philippians," The People's New Testament Commentary. Westminster John Knox, 2004. Pp. 612-623.
Gurtner, David. "Introduction to Philippians." The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: Acts-Philemon. Ed. Craig A. Evans. David C. Cook, 2004. Pp. 569-586
Hartog, Paul. "Philippians." In: David E. Aune, ed. Blackwell Companion to the New Testament. John Wiley and Sons, 2009. Ch. 26, pp. 475-488 (pdf; copy 1 and copy 2); with annotated bibliography.
Havener, Ivan. "Philippians," in The Collegeville Bible Commentary, ed. R. J. Karris and D. Bergant. Liturgical Press, 1992.
Hawthorne, Gerald F. "Philippians, The Letter of Paul to the," The Oxford Companion to the Bible. B. M. Metzger and M. D. Coogan, eds. Oxford University Press, 1993 [Tyndale community only--Oxford Reference Online Premium].
Hooker, Morna. "Philippians." In: The Cambridge Companion to St. Paul, James D. G. Dunn, ed. Cambridge University Press, 2003. Ch. 7, pp. 105-115. (Tyndale students have access to full-text with Cambridge Collections Online).
Hughes, Robert B., and J.C. Laney. "Philippians," Tyndale Concise Bible Commentary, ed. R.B. Hughes and J.C. Laney. Tyndale House, 2001, pp. 599-607.
Karrer, Martin. "Philippians, Epistle to," Encyclopedia of Christianity, Vol. 4. Erwin Fahlbusch, ed. G.W. Bromiley, trans. Brill/Eerdmans, 2005. Pp.179-181.
Keener, Craig S. "Philippians," IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament. InterVarsity, 1993. Pp. 556-582.
Koperski, Veronika. "Philippians, Epistle to," New Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. 11, 2nd ed. Gale, 2003. Pp. 252-254. [Tyndale students only]
Köster, Helmut. "The Letters to the Philippians," Introducton to the New Testament. de Gryter, 2000. Pp. 136-138.

Köstenberger, A. J., L. S. Kellum, and C. Quarles. "Philippians," The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown : An Introduction to the New Testament. B. & H., 2009. Pp. 558-578.
Marshall, I. Howard. "The Letter to the Philippians," New Testament theology: Many Witnesses, One Gospel. InterVarsity, 2004. Ch. 13, pp. 344-361 (see also "The Letter to the Philippians," A Concise New Testament Theology. InterVarsity, 2008. Ch. 12, pp. 132-138).
Perkins, Pheme. "Paul's Missionary Associates: Philippians," Reading the New Testament: An Introduction. Paulist Press, 1988. Pp. 154-159.
Polhill, John. "Philippians: Partnership in the Gospel." Paul and His Letters. Nashville, TN: B. & H., 1999. Pp. 158-179.
Ramsey, William. "Philippians," Westminster Theological Wordbook of the Bible, D. E. Gowan, ed. Westminster John Knox, 2003. Pp. 441-445.
Vander Heeren, Achille. "Epistle to the Philippians." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. Robert Appleton Co., 1911.

Monographs / Dissertations on Aspects of Philippians

Ascough, Richard S. Paul's Macedonian Associations: the Social Context of Philippians and 1 Thessalonians. Mohr Siebeck, 2003 (also original doctoral dissertation as pdf).
Bormann, Lukas. Philippi: Stadt und Christengemeinde zur Zeit des Paulus. Brill, 1995.
Byrnes, Michael. Conformation to the Death of Christ and the Hope of Resurrection: An Exegetico-Theological Study of 2 Corinthians 4,7-15 and Philippians 3,7-11. Editrice Pontificia Università Gregoriana, 2003.
Chapple, A. L. Local Leadership in the Pauline Churches: Theological and Social Factors in its Development. A Study Based on 1 Thessalonians, 1 Corinthians and Philippians. Ph.D. thesis, University of Durham, 1984 (free download; registration with British Library required; EThOS persistent ID: uk.bl.ethos.349895).
Davis, Casey W. Oral biblical criticism: the influence of the principles of orality on the literary structure of Paul's Epistle to the Philippians. Continuum, 1999.
Groves, Philip Neil. A Model for Partnership: A model of partnership distilled from the relationship between Paul and the Philippian church as a tool to examine the partnership programmes of the Anglican Communion and to propose new directions. Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham, 2010 (pdf).
Hofius, Otfried. Der Christushymnus Philipper 2,6-11. 2nd ed. Mohr, 1991.
Koperski, Veronica. The Knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: The High Christology of Philippians 3:7-11. Peeters, 1996.
Marchal, Joseph. Hierarchy, Unity, and Imitation : A Feminist Rhetorical Analysis of Power Dynamics in Paul's Letter to the Philippians. Leiden, Brill, 2006 (ebrary full-text ebook; for Tyndale community only); The Politics of Heaven: Women, Gender, and Empire in the Study of Paul [Philippians]. Fortress, 2008.
Martin, Ralph. A Hymn of Christ: Philippians 2:5-11 in Recent Interpretation & in the Setting of Early Christian Worship. IVP, 1997 (other editions: Carmen Christi: Philippians 2:5-11. Cambridge University Press, 1967/2005; An Early Christian Confession: Philippians II. 5-11 in Recent Interpretation. Tyndale Press, 1960).
Martin, Ralph, and Brian J. Dodd, eds. Where Christology Began: Essays on Philippians 2. Westminster John Knox, 1998.
Mengel, Berhthold. Studien zum Philipperbrief. Mohr Siebeck, 1982.
Oakes, Peter. Philippians: From People to Letter. Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Park, Suong-Su. Christology as Motivation for Ethical Exhortation in 1 Peter and Philippians. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2007.
Peterlin, Davorin. Paul's Letter to the Philippians in the Light of Disunity in the Church. Ph.D. thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1992 (free download; registration with British Library required; EThOS persistent ID: uk.bl.ethos.387219).
Peterman, G.W. Paul's Gift from Philippi. Conventions Gift-Exchange and Christian Giving in Philippi. Cambridge University Press, 1997 (also original Ph.D. thesis: Giving and Receiving in Paul's Epistles: Greco-Roman Social Conventions in Philippians and Selected Pauline Texts. King's College London (University of London), 1992; free download; registration with British Library required; EThOS persistent ID: uk.bl.ethos.260819).
Pilhofer, Peter. Philippi: Katalog der Inschriften von Philippi. Mohr Siebeck, 2000; Vol. 2, 2nd ed., 2009.
Reed, Jeffrey T. A Discourse Analysis of Philippians: Method and Rhetoric in the Debate over Literary Integrity. Ph.D. thesis, University of Sheffield, 1995 (free download; registration with British Library required; EThOS persistent ID: uk.bl.ethos.364250).
Smith, James A. Marks of an Apostle: Context, Deconstruction, (Re)citation and Proclamation in Philippians. Ph.D. thesis, University of Sheffield, 2000 (free download; registration with British Library required; EThOS persistent ID: uk.bl.ethos.390707).
Williams, Demetrius. Enemies of the Cross of Christ: The Terminology of the Cross and Conflict in Philippians. Continuum, 2002.

Academic Articles / Chapters on Aspects of Philippians

Alexander, Loveday. "Hellenistic Letter-Forms and the Structure of Philippians." In: Stanley E. Porter, Craig A. Evans, eds., The Pauline Writings. Continuum, 2004. Pp. 232-246.
Batten, Jim. "The Divine Economy in Philippians." Affirmation and Critique VII, no. 1 (April 2002): 61-67.
Berry, "The Function of Friendship Language in Philippians 4:10-20." In: John T. Fitzgerald, ed., Friendship, Flattery, and Frankness of Speech: Studies on Friendship in the New Testament World. Brill, 1996. Pp. 107-124.
Black, David A. "Paul and Christian Unity: A Formal Analysis of Phil. 2:1-4." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 28, no. 3 (1985): 299-308 (pdf).
Bloomquist, L. Gregory. “Suffering and Joy: Subverted by Joy in Paul’s Letter to the Philippians”. Interpretation 61, no.3 (2007): 270-282.
Brändle, Martin. Der Agon bei Paulus. Mohr Siebeck, 2006.
Bruce, F.F. "Problem Texts (8): Attaining The Resurrection [Phil. 3:11]." Harvester 46, no. 8 (August 1987): 11 (pdf).
Burk, Denny. "On the Articular Infinitive in Philippians 2:6: A Grammatical Note with Christological Implications." Tyndale Bulletin 55, no. 2 (2004): 253-274 (pdf).
Constable, Thomas L. "Expository Bible Notes on the Letter to the Philippians." 2010.
Dodd, Brian J. "Philippians: Polemical and Paradigmatic Self-Portrayal." Paul's Paradigmatic "I": Personal Example as Literary Strategy. Continuum, 1999. Ch. 5, pp. 171-195.
Doughty, Darrell J. "Citizens of Heaven. Philippians 3:2-21 as a Deutero-Pauline Passage." NTS 41 (1995): 102-122.
Duling, Dennis. “‘Whatever Gain I Had …’: Ethnicity and Paul’s Self-Identification in Philippians 3:5-6″. Hervormde Teologiese Studies 64, no. 2 (2008): 799-818 (also copy).
Eastman, Susan. "Imitating Christ imitating us: Paul's Educational Project in Philippians," in: J. Ross Wagner, C. Kavin Rowe, A. Katherine Grieb, eds., The Word Leaps the Gap: Essays on Scripture and Theology in Honor of Richard B. Hays. Eerdmans, 2008. Pp. 427-451.
Engberg-Pedersen, Troels. "Philippians I: The Problem and the Beginning of a Solution," and "Philippians II: The Solution Developed," Paul and the Stoics. Continuum, 2000. Ch. 4-5, pp. 81-104; 105-131.
Fee, Gordon D. “Philippians 2:5-11: Hymn or Exalted Pauline Prose?” Bulletin for Biblical Research 2 (1992): 29-46; "To What End Exegesis? Reflections on Exegesis and Spirituality in Philippians 4:10-20." Bulletin for Biblical Research 8 (1998): 75-88 (pdf).
Fitzgerald, John T. "Philippians in the Light of Some Ancient Discussions of Friendship." In: John T. Fitzgerald, ed., Friendship, Flattery, and Frankness of Speech: Studies on Friendship in the New Testament World. Brill, 1996. Pp. 141-161.
Gibbs, John G. "Philippians 2:6-11," Creation and Redemption: A Study in Pauline Theology. Brill, 1971. Pp. 73-92.
Gorman, Michael J. "'Although/because he was in the form of God': The Theological Significance of Paul's Master Story (Phil 2:6-11)." In: Inhabiting the Cruciform God: Kenosis, Justification, and Theosis in Paul's Narrative Soteriology. Eerdmans, 2009. Ch. 1, pp. 9-39.
Gupta, Nijay K. “‘I Will Not Be Put to Shame’: Paul, the Philippians, and the Honourable Wish for Death”. Neotestamentica 42.2 (2008): 253-268 (pdf).
Gräbe, Petrus J. "... As citizens of heaven live in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ," in: Identity, ethics, and ethos in the New Testament, ed. J.G. Van der Watt and F.S. Malan. Walter de Gruyter, 2006. Pp. 289-334.
Grindheim, Sigurd. "Confidence in the Flesh: Philippians 3:1-11," The Crux of Election. Mohr Siebeck, 2005. Pp. 110-135.
Hamerton-Kelly, Robert. "Philippians," Pre-Existence, Wisdom, and The Son of Man: A Study of the Idea of Pre-Existence in the New Testament. Cambridge University Press, 2005. Pp. 156-168.
Häusser, Detlef. "Vorpaulinische Tradition in Philipper 2,6-11," Christusbekenntnis und Jesusüberlieferung bei Paulus. Ch. 6, pp. 219-300.
Heen, Erik M. "Phil. 2:6-11 and Resistance to the Local Timocratic Rule." In: Richard A. Horsely, ed., Paul and the Royal Imperial Order. Continuum, 2004. Ch. 6, pp. 125-155.
Hurtado, Larry. "A 'Case Study' in Early Christian Devotion to Jesus: Philippians 2:6-11," How on Earth did Jesus Become God? Eerdmans, 2005. Ch. 4, pp. 83-110; "Jesus as Lordly Example in Philippians 2:5-11," From Jesus to Paul: studies in honour of Francis Wright Beare. Ed. P. Richardson, J.C. Hurdpp. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 1984. Pp. 113-126.
Lambrecht, Jan. "The Identity of Chist Jesus (Philippians 2,6-11)," Understanding What One Reads: New Testament Essays. Ed. Veronica Kopersky. Peeters, 2003. Pp. 245-262.
Llewelyn, Stephen. "Sending Letters in the Ancient World: Paul and the Philippians." Tyndale Bulletin 46, no. 2 (1995): 337-356 (pdf).
Lull, David J. “The Iliad, the ‘Christ-Hymn’ (Phil 2.6-11), and ‘Political Theology’” (Lecture on the Occasion of Being Installed as Tenured Associate Professor of New Testament, Wartburg Theological Seminary, Loehe Chapel, May 1, 2006).
Luter, A. Boyd. "Partnership In The Gospel: The Role Of Women In The Church At Philippi," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 39, no. 3 (1996): 411-420 (pdf).
Malherbe, Abraham J. "Paul's Self-Sufficiency (Philippians 4:11)." In: John T. Fitzgerald, ed., Friendship, Flattery, and Frankness of Speech: Studies on Friendship in the New Testament World. Brill, 1996. Pp. 125-140.
Marchal, Joseph. “Military Images in Philippians 1-2: A Feminist Analysis of the Rhetorics of Scholarship, Philippians, and Current Contexts” (Rhetoric, Violence and Evil: Connections, Reflections and Responses: A Conference of the Centre for Rhetorics and Hermeneutics, University of the Redlands).
Marshall, I. Howard. “The Christ-Hymn in Philippians 2:5-11: A Review Article.” Tyndale Bulletin 19 (1968): 104-127
Martin, Ralph P. "Some Reflections on New Testament Hymns." In: Harold H. Rowdon, ed., Christ the Lord. Studies in Christology Presented to Donald Guthrie. Inter-Varsity Press, 1982. Pp. 37-49 (pdf).
McClain, Alva J. "Doctrine of the Kenosis in Philippians 2:5-8." Grace Journal 8, no. 2 (Spring, 1967) 3-13 (pdf). "The Doctrine of the Kenosis in Philippians 2:5-8." The Master's Seminary Journal 9, no. 1 (Spring 1998): 85-96 (pdf).
Moule, C. F. D. “Further Reflections on Philippians 2:5-11." In: W. W. Gasque and R. P. Martin, eds., Apostolic History and the Gospel. Biblical and Historical Essays Presented to F.F. Bruce. Paternoster Press, 1970. Pp. 265-276.
Murray, George W. "Paul's Corporate Witness in Philippians." Bibliotheca Sacra 155 (1998): 316-26 (pdf).
O'Brien, Peter T. "Thanksgiving and Joyful Intercession - Phil 1:3-11." Introductory Thanksgivings in the Letters of Paul. Brill, 1977. Pp.19-46.
O'Daly, Gerard J. P. "Time as Distentio and St. Augustine Exegesis of Philippians 3,12-14," Révue des études augustiniennes 23 (1977): 265-271.
Peterlin, Davorin. "Paul's Letter to the Philippians in the Light of Disunity in the Church." Tyndale Bulletin 45, no. 1 (1994): 207-210 (pdf).
Peterman, Gerald W. “‘Thankless Thanks’: The Epistolary Social Convention in Philippians 4:10-20.″ Tyndale Bulletin 42, no. 2 (1991): 261-270.
Pilhofer, Peter. "Antiochien and Philippi: Zwei römische Kolonien auf dem Weg des Paulus nach Spanien." Die frühen Christen und ihre Welt. Mohr Siebeck, 2002. Pp. 154-165.
Ramsaran, Rollin A. "Living and Dying, Living is Dying (Philippians 1:21): Paul's Maxim and Exemplary Argumentation in Philippians." Rhetorical Argumentation in Biblical Texts: Essays from the Lund 2000 Conference. Ed. T. H. Olbricht and W. G. Übelacker. Continuum, 2002. Ch. 20, pp. 325-338.
Reumann, John. "The (Greek) Old Testament in Philippians: 1:1-9 as Parade Example--Allusion, Echo, Proverb?" In: History and Exegesis: New Testament essays in honor of Dr. E. Earle Ellis, ed. Sang-won Son. Continuum, 2006. Pp. 189-200. Also: "Philippians, especially chapter 4, as a 'Letter of Friendship: Observations on a Checkered History of Scholarship." In: John T. Fitzgerald, ed., Friendship, Flattery, and Frankness of Speech:
Studies on Friendship in the New Testament World. Brill, 1996. Pp. 83-117.
Russell, Ronald. "Pauline Letter Structure In Philippians." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 25, no. 3 (1982): 295-306 (pdf).
Sanders, E. P. "Paul on the Law, his Opponents, and the Jewish People in Philippians 3 and 2 Corinthians 11." In: Anti-Judaism in Early Christianity: Paul and the Gospels. Ed. Peter Richardson with D. Granskou. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1986. Ch. 5, pp. 75-90.
Sanders, Jack T. "Philippians 2:6-11," The New Testament Christological Hymns: Their Historical Religious Background. Cambridge University Press, 2004. Pp. 58-74.
Sandnes, Karl Olav. "The Lifestyle of Citizens of the Heavenly Politeuma - Phil. 3:7-21," Belly and Body in the Pauline Epistles. Cambridge University Press, 2002. Ch. 8, pp. 136-164.
Seeley, David. "The Background the Philippians Hymn (2:6-11)." Journal of Higher Criticism 1 (Fall 1994): 49-72.
Smit, Peter-Ben. “That’s Very Sweet of You, My Child, but No Thanks: A Note on Philippians 4:10-20 and Paul’s Parental Authority.” Lectio difficilior 1/2006.
Snyman, Andries H. “A Rhetorical Analysis of Philippians 1:27-2:18″. Verbum et Ecclesia 26, no. 3 (2005): 783-809.
Snyman, Andries H. “Philippians 4:1-9 from a Rhetorical Perspective.” Verbum et Ecclesia 28, no. 1 (2007): 224-243.
Stanley, David M. "Letters from Ephesus: Philippians and First Corinthians," Christ's Resurrection in Pauline Soteriology. GB Press Pont. Ist. Biblicum, 1976. Ch. 5, 94-107.
Strimple, Robert. "Philippians 2:5-11 in Recent Studies: Some Exegetical Conclusions." Westminster Theological Journal 41, no. 2 (Spring 1979): 247-268.
Swift, Robert C. "The Theme and Structure of Philippians." Bibliotheca Sacra 141 (1984): 234-250 (pdf).
Thompson, Alan. "Blameless Before God? Philippians 3:6 in Context." Themelios 28, no.1 (Autumn 2002): 5-12 (pdf).
Verhoef, Eduard. “Syncretism in the Church of Philippi”. Hervormde Teologiese Studies 64, no. 2 (2008): 697-714; "The Church of Philippi in the First Six Centuries of our Era." Hervormde Teologiese Studies 61, no. 1 & 2 (2005).
Vos, Johan. "Philippians 1:12-26 and the Rhetoric of Success," Rhetoric, Ethic, and Moral Persuasion in Biblical Discourse. Ed. T. H. Olbricht and A. Eriksson. Continuum, 2005. Ch. 15, pp. 274-284.
Waters, Guy Prentiss. "Deuteronomy 32 in 1 Corinthians and Philippians," The End of Deuteronomy in the Epistles of Paul. Mohr Siebeck, 2006. Pp. 148-160.
Watson, Francis. "Philippians 3: A Postscript to Galatians." Paul, Judaism, and the Gentiles: Beyond the New Perspective. Eerdmans, 2007. Pp. 137-150.
Wilson, Robert E. "'He Emptied Himself'." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 19, no. 4 (1976): 279-281 (pdf).

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Bible Geocoding (The location of Phillipi using GoogleEarth with photos)
Lectionary readings from Philippians with worship resources, art, etc. (Textweek.com).
St. Polycarp's Letter to the Philippians (110 AD; pdf; audio); see also Paul Hartog, Polycarp and the New Testament. Mohr Siebeck, 2002.

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