Philippians hymn
The Philippians is part of the Philippians of Paul ( Phil 2,5-11 EU ). Sometimes there is also the term "Christ hymn".
Theological meaning
Philippians 2: 5–11 is probably a pre-Pauline liturgical text that Paul quotes with the introductory admonition to align one's own attitude with the path of Jesus. The central theme of the hymn is the incarnation of the pre-existent Christ as well as his suffering, his death - the mention of the cross is probably a reinforcing addition by Paul - and finally his exaltation by God and the bestowal of the "name above all names". The increase is causally linked to the decrease (διὸ "therefore"). It is noticeable that the resurrection moment that is otherwise central to Paul is not explicitly mentioned.
The hymn combines both Hellenistic and Jewish ideas. The parallelism of the structure of the hymn resembles the basic structure of some psalms , while the mention of supernatural and subterranean powers, whose slave is man and who in turn bend their knees before Christ, is strongly reminiscent of a Hellenistic worldview.
origin
The fact that the vocabulary deviates from the usual Pauline vocabulary, the lack of a concrete mention of the resurrection and the round, poetic form indicate that Paul did not write this text himself, but adopted it.
See also
literature
- Joachim Gnilka : Paulus of Tarsus. Apostle and Witness. Freiburg im Breisgau 1996, p. 235.
- Udo Schnelle : Introduction to the New Testament. Göttingen 2007.