Philippians is one of the four “prison epistles,” written when Paul was under house arrest in Rome (Acts 28:30-31). Unlike Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon, which do not indicate how long he had been there, Philippians seems to show that Paul thought he would be released soon (Philippians 1:19-26). Though it contains Paul’s typical mix of […]
Chapter two changes focus from the locust invasion in Joel’s day to the coming “day of the LORD” (Joel 2:1). The timing of this “day” is debated. Some scholars see only one final “day” to come, namely, the judgments of the Tribulation (Ironside, Keil & Delitzsch), while others see two “days” – a more immediate
Peter’s intended recipients were people scattered throughout Asia Minor. The word diaspora, “dispersion,” is used elsewhere only twice. In James 1:1 the “twelve tribes” are specified, and in John 7:25 it refers to Jews dispersed “among the Greeks. استراتيجيات الروليت ” Although there are principles available for all Christians of all time, since Peter was
