Philippians 1

Philippians 1
Head-piece to Philippians. Philippians 2:7-8. Print made by James Heath. 1800. Published by T. Macklin, London.
BookEpistle to the Philippians
CategoryPauline epistles
Christian Bible partNew Testament
Order in the Christian part11
Rome, Philippi, and Ephesus in the Mediterranean
Ruins of ancient Philippi in 2000
Aerial view of Rome in 2008
Ruins of Ephesus amphitheater with the harbor street leading to the coastline (2004)

Philippians 1 is the first chapter of the Epistle to the Philippians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle about mid-50s to early 60s AD and addressed to the Christians in Philippi, written either in Rome or Ephesus.[1] This chapter contains the greeting, thanksgiving, prayer and exhortation as an introduction (overture) to the major narratives in the next chapters.[2]

  1. ^ Murray 2007, pp. 1179–1180.
  2. ^ Murray 2007, pp. 1180–1183.

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