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Philippians 01 General Notes

Structure and formatting

It was possible at this time to begin an informal letter from a religious leader with a prayer. This is how Paul begins this letter.

Special concepts in this chapter

The day of Christ

This is probably a reference to the day when Christ returns. It was common for Paul to connect the return of Christ with motivation for godly living. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/godly)

Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter

The use of paradox

A paradox is a seemingly absurd statement, which appears to contradict itself, but it is not absurd. This statement in 1:21is a paradox: "to die is gain". In 1:23 Paul explains why it is better to die. (Philippians 1:21)

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