Philippians

<DIV>In this fine new commentary on Paul's letter to the Philippians Stephen Fowl notes that for the great premodern commentators of the Christian tradition the literal sense of Scripture is always regulated by theological concerns. Thus unlike commentaries that simply append theology to historical criticism Fowl's volume displays disciplined attention to the text of Philippians in ways that enhance rather than frustrate theological inquiry.<br><br> While Fowl engages the great scholars of the past John Chrysostom and Thomas Aquinas among them he also draws a novel theology of friendship from Paul's letter and unpacks how the teachings of Philippians might be embodied today by Christians in the West.</DIV>