One of the finest evangelical New Testament scholars of the early twentieth century here comments on the Greek text of Paul's letter to the Philippians.

A section-by-section summary of Paul's argument in this epis-tle, the Greek text printed consecutively, and compact com-ments on each Greek word or phrase constitute the heart of this volume.

The introduction includes a succinct discussion of the letter's date (probably late 61 or early 62), occasion ("the arrival of Epaphroditus bringing the Philippian gift, his illness at Rome, and his anxiety to return to Philippi"), and authenticity (the evidence for which "is abundantly enough to satisfy all but.... ultraskepticism").

Philippi and Paul's connection with it, as well as the relation-ship between Paul's letter to the church in this city and the other letters written during his first imprisonment, also receive treatment in the introduction.