科目簡介
一直以來，不少學者以為腓立比書的中心信息就是喜樂。這實在是一個膚淺的理解。另一方面，不少學者又以為腓立比書為一拼湊的書信，導致全卷經文缺乏焦點、主題及關連。本科目綜覽腓立比書全部四章經文，細察七個舊約經文的「暗引」(Allusion)，並藉「敘事角力」的理論去論證保羅在腓立比書的核心關懷：他為福音受苦坐牢是出於神的旨意。
學習目標
1. 簡介腓立比書的詮釋歷史及爭議。
2. 研讀七段腓立比書的舊經經文暗引
3. 深入解釋幾段具爭議性之經文。
4. 剖析保羅如何編織七段暗引成為一個「敘事世界」。
科目進度表
日期 內容
課程導論。專文題目
腓立比書的詮釋歷史及處境重建
腓立比書一章27-30節
腓立比書一章12-26節 (Allusion to Job)
腓立比書一章1-11, 2:5節 (Allusion to Genesis)
腓立比書二章5-11節 (Allusion to Isaiah)
腓立比書三章17-21節, 三章1-16節 (Allusion to Jeremiah)
腓立比書二章12-18節 (Allusion to Numbers, Deuteronomy, Daniel)
腓立比書四章1-23節
總結, Q&A
教科書目：沒有
科目要求
1. 課堂參與(上課時間共1500分鐘，10%)
2. 閱讀指定的期刊文章(900分鐘，30%)
4 撰寫一篇釋經專文（約4500字）(2000分鐘，60%，Th.M. 約6000字)
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