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Philippians
Philippians is so simple and at the same time so profound that is speaks profitably to Christians at every level of spiritual understanding, age, and maturity."
As James Montgomery Boice points out, no book in the Bible is so filled with joy as Philippians. Even though Paul faced possible execution for his faith, he managed to remain joyful in the midst of terrible circums...more
As James Montgomery Boice points out, no book in the Bible is so filled with joy as Philippians. Even though Paul faced possible execution for his faith, he managed to remain joyful in the midst of terrible circums...more
Paperback, 282 pages
Published
September 1st 2006
by Baker Books
(first published June 1971)
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Good commentary on Philippians. I thoroughly enjoyed it and felt it was a good commentary to accompany my own personal devotional through Philippians. Insightful observations were given from the text, especially when Boice makes observations from Greek word studies, things that the general reading audience would not pick up themselves. Examples include his explanation about the Praetorian Guard are only in Rome, what citizenship meant to the Philippians who were loyal to the Roman Empire and als...more
I love James Montgomery Boice and his commentaries. They read more devotionally than technically, which is where I'm at and what I need/want. Anyhow, I felt like in his Philippians commentary, he went off track with too many stories. And half the time I was wondering what the story had to do with the text. I still enjoyed it but, maybe was hoping for a tad bit more technical than what he gave. It is still a very good commentary for the lay person and would highly recommend it.
Very good sermonic commentary.
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Boice received a diploma from The Stony Brook School (1956), an A.B. from Harvard University (1960), a B.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary (1963), a Th.D from the University of Basel in Switzerland (1966), and a D.D., (honorary) from the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church (1982).
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