What is the significance of Philippians 2: 6-11 for Christology? 1400 words Christology is that theological discipline which seeks to answer the questions: Who is Jesus of Nazareth? and What did he accomplish? Write an essay addressing the Christological significance of Philippians 2: 6-11? (In other words, what is the significance of that passage for Christology?). The following structure is to be followed: Introduction (one paragraph): Tell me what your topic is or what you will discuss in your essay. Provide a thesis statement or one or two sentences explaining what it is that you will argue. Then tell me how you are going to go about treating your topic. (i.e., what steps you will take to make your argument.) Section 1: Context. What is the setting of the passage you chose? Who is writing it to whom? What is the letter about? What immediately precedes the passage you are commenting on? Section 2: Text. Provide the actual text you will be commenting on and “unpack” it. Pick it apart. Tell me what the possible meanings are of each sentence in your own words. Tell me what some scholars think these sentences and words mean. How have Christian theologians interpreted it? Section 3: Christological Analysis. This section should be the longest and most substantial. Discuss how the scripture passage contributes answers to the major Christological questions such as “Who is Jesus?”; “What is Jesus’ identity?”; “What did he accomplish?”; and “What makes him savior?” What does this passage reveal about the beliefs of early Christians? What are the major Christological doctrines and/or themes for which this passage is relevant? (E.g., Incarnation, Redemption, the Son’s ‘pre-existence’, etc.) What are other Scripture passages which similarly undergird these doctrines? To compose this essay, you should gather and consult academic sources. For sections 1 and 2, biblical commentaries on Philippians will be necessary. For Section 3, you will need to consult books on Christology. To get started, however, I recommend the Catechism of the Catholic Church, whose full version contains a helpful Scripture index. Through consulting the Catechism, you can acquire an idea of some of the relevant themes that you could treat in your paper. http://ccc.usccb.org/flipbooks/catechism/files/assets/basic-html/page-1.html) This assignment can be called a ‘Research Essay’ in that it requires, on your part, to engage in research. Gathering and consulting academic sources is just as much a part of the essay as the final text that you write. A research essay entails using the library. It also means that you should carefully scrutinize online sources. For this paper, do not use online sources, i.e., websites. Academic sources typically have an academic publisher and can be found, for example, on the Maynooth Library Search Bar. Wikipedia is not an academic source. While the library has a number of biblical commentaries and works on Christology in hardcopy, there are dozens of good materials in e-book form. Don’t use google! Use the Library Search! Don’t use a web brower! Use the Library! Make sure your citations are in proper footnote form. Use Turabian style. Length: 1400 words NO WEBSITES ALLOWED! Here are just some examples of scholarly works you can consult: (Consult at least three!) There are many more commentaries than what you see here! Patristic Commentaries Chystostom, John. Homilies on Philippians in Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 13. Edited by Philip Schaff. Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889. Contemporary Commentaries Boring, M. Eugene and Fred B. Craddock, eds. The People’s New Testament Commentary. Louisville, KY: John Knox Press, 2009. Cousar, Charles B. Philippians and Philemon: A Commentary. Louisville, KY: John Knox Press, 2009. Craddock, Fred B. Philippians. Louisville, KY: John Knox Press, 1985. Dunn, James D. G. and John Rogerson, eds. Commentary on the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2003. Farmer, William R., ed. The International Bible Commentary. A Catholic and Ecumenical Commentary for the Twenty-First Century. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1998. Hamm, Dennis. Philippians, Colossians, Philemon. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2013. Heil, John Paul. Philippians. Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2010. McNeel, Jennifer Houston. “Between Text and Sermon. Philippians 2: 6-11.” Interpretation: A Journal of Bible & Theology 71 (2017): 83-85. Reumann, John. Philippians. A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. New Haven, CN: Yale University Press, 2008.