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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

Michael F. Bird  and
Nijay K. Gupta
Michael F. Bird
Affiliation:
Ridley College, Melbourne
Nijay K. Gupta
Affiliation:
Portland Seminary, Oregon
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There continues to be a robust conversation going on in scholarship about what kind of letter category fits Philippians. Not long ago, a large number of scholars were convinced it is a “letter or friendship,” but there is more hesitancy today.

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Philippians , pp. 28 - 32
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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