The most oft-mentioned New Testament hymns are those found in Philippians 2:6-11; Colossians 1:15-20; 1 Timothy 3:16; and portions of John 1:1-18. Since their initial rediscovery, scholars have made great strides in their attempts to recover the hymns, and while there is a general acceptance that the New Testament does contain embedded
The Kenosis Hymn in Context. Dennis Bratcher. One of the most well known and moving passages in Paul's writings is Philippians 2:5-11, known as the Kenosis Hymn (from the Greek word ekenosen, "he emptied," v. 7). There is a lack of consensus on how exactly to interpret the passage, and still less agreement on the role it should play in the life Hymns for Philippians 2:5-11 HYMNALS: Baptist Hymnal (BH) Chalice Hymnal (CH) Collegeville Hymnal (CO) Common Praise (CP) Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW) Gather Comprehensive (GC) JourneySongs (JS) Lutheran Book of Worship (LBW) Lutheran Service Book (LSB) Lutheran Worship (LW) Presbyterian Hymnal (PH) The Faith We Sing (TFWS) The Hymnal 1982 (TH) The New Century Hymnal (TNCH) UnitedMany scholars believe that in Phil 2:6-11 Paul quotes an early Christian hymn describing Christ's incarnation and subsequent exaltation [as Lord]. Was Philippians 2:6-11 an early Christian hymn? Scholars who interpret Phil 2:6-11 as an early Christian hymn point out that it contains a rich vocabulary, a number of poetic elements (e.g., parallelism, paradox, climax), and that, with only oneThe so-called 'Christ hymn' of Phil. 2.5-11 has maintained great scholarly interest for over a century, with monographs and articles continuing to appear that seek to address important critical issues. Questions including the pre-existence of Christ and 'kenotic theology' have digressed and been revived with the invocation of numerous In the Christ-hymn of Philippians 2:6-11, ἁρ π αγ μ ὸν it is said 'of the preexistent one (who "was in the form [μ ορφῇ ] of God") that he did not ἁρ π αγ μ ὸν Commentators of Philippians 2:6-11 are often preoccupied either with Jesus' action in the pericope or with the saving effect which Jesus's work has for humanity. 141-53. Tobin, T.H. 2006 'The World of Thought in the Philippians Hymn (Philippians 2:6-11)', in J. Fotopoulos (ed.), The New Testament and Early Christian Literature in maintains that Philippians 2:6-11 qualifies as a Christ hymn. Notably, it contains language that is rare for the author, for example, the single biblical occurrence of ρπαγμν is found in this text, as well as the two uses of μορφ which occur only in this passage (vv. 6, 7) in the New Testament. In addition, the passage contains a chiastic In reading Philippians 2:6-11, it is crucial to remember that the hymn is part of a letter, in a series of letters that Paul wrote, which were intended to be read by an orator Corne´ Bekker, "The Philippians Hymn (2:5-11) as an Early Mimetic Christological Model of Christian Leadership in Roman Philippi," (paper, Servant Leadership .