Episode 32: Past, present, and future

Paul, who trained as a Pharisee, knows his Scripture, and it shows in the words and images he uses with the Philippians. In his letter, we can hear references to the stories of Genesis and Deuteronomy, as well as the prophecies of Daniel and Jeremiah. Even if the Philippians know nothing of the Hebrew Scriptures, Paul wants to stoke their imaginations in such a way that they can being seeing themselves are part of the ongoing story they tell.