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A 3 page paper that begins with some basic background information about where and when this letter was written. The writer identifies the unique characteristics found in this epistle and discusses the purpose of it, including Paul's instructions to the people. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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citizens (Turner). This gave them very special privileges, for instance, they could not be scourged, they were seldom arrested and as Roman citizens, they could appeal directly to the
emperor (Turner). They had their own government leaders (Turner). The official language of this city was Latin (Turner). All of this gave the people a greater sense of security
than many other places the Apostles visited. Another interesting and important fact about Philippi is that it was the first European city to receive the Gospel (Turner). How the church
was established there is recorded in Acts 16:11-40. Further, it was a woman named Lydia who was first to offer Paul and his followers hospitality (Turner). Lydia, in effect, set
the tone for how Paul was received in that town - with generosity (Turner). This kindness is mentioned in Philippians 4:15,16. Both Timothy and Luke worked in Philippi with Paul,
Timothy left shortly after Paul and then returned, but apparently, Luke stayed on. Paul wrote this letter when he was imprisoned in Rome; it was his first imprisonment and
it lasted two years (Turner). The estimated date for the letter is 63 A.D. (Turner). In this letter, Paul thanks the Philippians for their kind gifts to him while he
was in prison (Turner). Stedman reports that Pauls "letter to the Philippians has been called not only the tenderest [sic] letter that Paul ever wrote, but also the most delightful"
(1967). This is a letter of joy, in fact, Paul uses some form of the word joy 16 times in the letter (NIV 1803). There are specific characteristics related
to this epistle, which are: * Paul does not include any reference to Old Testament Scripture (NIV 1803). * The letter follows the format for a missionary letter that thanks
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