Colossians and Philemon

Keener, Craig S.; Bird, Michael F.

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“…In order to understand the meaning of poverty and poverty reduction, it is important to know some key terms as they are operationalized in this study; Poverty relief, refers to short-term support to the needy during shocks that may push them into a more severe state of need than previously. These support are to help address direct needs and not for developmental purposes [4] Poverty alleviation, refers to decreasing the undesirable level of deficiency in the lives of the underprivileged, but in a more sustained and permanent way than poverty relief. E.g.…”

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Ambiguity in NGOs Poverty Reduction Programmes

Nsah

2024

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Purpose: This article analyses why Non-Governmental Organisations in the selected regions of Cameroon continue to participate in poverty reduction programmes when their programmes are not decreasing the number or percentage of people living in poverty. Methodology: Sustainable Livelihood Approaches was used in the study as an efficient means of understanding poverty from the perspective of the underprivileged. A qualitative case study was used to understand Plan International and Summer Institute of Linguistics stakeholder’s perception of poverty and poverty reduction. Findings: Based on the findings, results show that poverty and poverty reduction strategies mean different things to different people, hence programmes aimed at poverty reduction should be examined using a diverse measure. The studied Non-Governmental Organisations programmes are not reducing poverty because there are extraneous variables which account for the ineffectiveness in their determination to fight poverty. For example, lack of beneficiaries’ voices in Non-Governmental Organisations programmes during planning, implementation, monitoring and evolution. Gender role and power relation issues in these regions prevent beneficiaries from active participation in decision making. These factors account for poor prioritization of programmes. Additionally, attributing poverty reduction to Non-Governmental Organisations activities is something which the Non-Governmental Organisations themselves are conscious they can’t fully achieve. Unique Contributions to Theory, Practice and Policy: The paper recommends that Non-Governmental Organisations as well as the government should start their poverty reduction programmes by assessing the needs of each community in which they operate by applying the Sustainable Livelihood Approaches since poverty is diverse and means different things to different people.

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Ambiguity in NGOs Poverty Reduction Programmes

Nsah

2024

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“…Dunn (1996: 307-8) cannot ultimately decide between Ephesus and Rome. Michael Bird (2009), like Fitzmyer, draws in material relating to the possible provenance of Philippians as a help to his decision. Yet he acknowledges that his decision is ultimately based on evidence so tightly balanced that he ‘changed [his] mind a number of times’ (p. 13) before opting for the ‘marginally less problematic’ Ephesus (p. 15).…”

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Where is Philemon? The Case for a Logical Fallacy in the Correlation of the Data in Philemon and Colossians 1.1-2; 4.7-18

Balabanski

2015

Journal for the Study of the New Testament

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Based on the internal evidence of the letters to Philemon and to the Colossians (Col. 1.1-2; 4.7-18), this article contends that there have been logical errors in how we have correlated the data between the two letters. Arguing that the two letters were not written to be sent simultaneously, this article demonstrates that syllogistic fallacies have shaped scholarly assumptions, leading to the view that the overlapping data necessarily indicate that Philemon, Apphia and the church in Philemon’s house were located in Colossae. Once the logical fallacies in correlating the data are recognized, the apparent problem of the lack of greeting to Philemon in Colossians is in fact no problem at all: Philemon and his house-church were located in Italy, possibly in Rome itself.

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“…Bird takes this perspective one step further, describing Paul as the author of Philemon, co-author of Colossians, and commissioning editor of Ephesians. See Bird 2009: 9.…”

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Who Wrote 2 Thessalonians? A Fresh Look at an Old Problem

Foster

2012

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In light of the New Perspective on Paul, recognition of apocalyptic as a central category in Pauline theology, and the crumbling consensus concerning seven authentic epistles of Paul, it is time to reconsider the arguments for the authenticity of his letters. Here the specific question of the authorship of 2 Thessalonians is re-examined. It is noted that many of the standard arguments for, or against the authenticity of 2 Thessalonians are either irrelevant or inconclusive. This discussion seeks to reveal the slender evidential basis of certain 'classic' arguments against the authenticity of the letter, and also to present some fresh reasons why the epistle should be regarded as written by Paul. The implications of including 2 Thessalonians among the authentic Pauline writings are then examined. In particular, it is suggested that the development in Paul's thinking as reflected in 2 Thessalonians reveals that his theological formulations developed in response to situations in his fledgling communities. In this regard, Paul's theological positions emerged through a negotiated response to pressing pastoral situations.

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Colossians and Philemon

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Ambiguity in NGOs Poverty Reduction Programmes

Ambiguity in NGOs Poverty Reduction Programmes

Where is Philemon? The Case for a Logical Fallacy in the Correlation of the Data in Philemon and Colossians 1.1-2; 4.7-18

Who Wrote 2 Thessalonians? A Fresh Look at an Old Problem

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