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Interpreting Philippians 2:12, 13 Using The Great Controversy Metanarrative, Sikhululekile Daco
Interpreting Philippians 2:12, 13 Using The Great Controversy Metanarrative, Sikhululekile Daco
Master's Theses
Problem
Philippians 2:12, 13 present two paradoxical statements in direct juxtaposition. Verse twelve is an appeal to work out one’s own salvation, whereas verse thirteen acknowledges that it is God who does the work. How could Paul comfortably hold both views and present them in such close juxtaposition? How can this apparent contradiction of concepts be reconciled?
Method
While specialization in any given discipline affords the opportunity for greater depth of understanding, each theological discipline may augment one’s interpretation of a text. Philippians 2:12, 13 poses some interpretive challenges that can be mitigated by broadening one’s exegetical methodology to incorporate …