How Long to Read Philippians: An Introduction and Study Guide

How Long Does it Take to Read Philippians: An Introduction and Study Guide?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 52 minutes to read Philippians: An Introduction and Study Guide by Joseph A. Marchal

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Relatively brief and seemingly unassuming, Philippians is frequently underestimated by its readers and users. This guide shows that what lies within this letter is much more complicated and dynamic than many expect. After surveying the major historical problems and the methods scholars use to arrive at competing solutions, Marchal focuses on the letter's famous hymn of Christ-a rare glimpse into a tradition created by the community in Philippi, even earlier than Paul's letter. Given its impact and potential, the hymn deserves sustained attention, including its connections to slavery and other modes of social power. Turning to the letter as a whole, Marchal asks how this letter fits with types of argumentation in Greco-Roman culture, moving then into a detailed sketch of the rhetorical patterns in the letter, from unity and sameness to hierarchy and modeling. Feminist and empire-critical approaches are presented alongside more traditional assumptions and ideas throughout, signaling how choices in approach and starting points have historically affected the scholarly visions and communal uses for Philippians. In the final chapter the letter is put to a series of atypical uses, as the insights of queer theories are brought into surprising interaction with the arguments in the letter. Tarrying over unmentionable ideas and provocative moments that readers typically race past, this chapter takes the reader from the hierarchical heights of a cosmic Christ to the depths of excrement being emptied from the same body, from the arguments of waste to revealing asides about human waste and feminine lack. The performative power and possibilities of Paul's letters has never been stranger nor more subversive of the too often destructive and dehumanizing uses of biblical images, ideas and arguments.

How long is Philippians: An Introduction and Study Guide?

Philippians: An Introduction and Study Guide by Joseph A. Marchal is 112 pages long, and a total of 28,224 words.

This makes it 38% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Philippians: An Introduction and Study Guide Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 34 minutes to read Philippians: An Introduction and Study Guide aloud.

What Reading Level is Philippians: An Introduction and Study Guide?

Philippians: An Introduction and Study Guide is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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