Re: Interpreting Philippians 2:5-11
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:13 am
I can kind of see/understand that, but I am not necessarily convinced that Paul himself wrote the Jesus Hymn.Aleph One wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:47 amThis does read as kind of hilarious (and extremely Pauline) that Jesus was SO humble he was the GREATEST! Paul seems to do a lot of this sort of thing when he emphasizes how he's the best apostle because he's "the most meek," "the most flawed," "the most unimportant," etc.Ben C. Smith wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 2:55 pmI do not understand this. Jesus is the name God gifts him (ἐχαρίσατο) upon being exalted. That seems like the very opposite of humbling. Jesus is the name of highest honor in this passage.