{"id":6339,"date":"2014-07-14T01:00:51","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T05:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?p=6339"},"modified":"2016-03-17T18:53:39","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T22:53:39","slug":"podcast-49-2-interpretations-of-philippians-2-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-49-2-interpretations-of-philippians-2-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"podcast 49 \u2013 2 interpretations of Philippians 2 \u2013 part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5392\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6339-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities049.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities049.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities049.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities049.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=6339-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities049.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"trinities049.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7FuUF9DZM3zhtN41n6RJ6l\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christ_Carrying_the_Cross_(Bosch,_Madrid)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6343\" src=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/File-Hieronymus_Bosch_-_Christ_Carrying_the_Cross_-_WGA025562.jpg\" alt=\"File-Hieronymus_Bosch_-_Christ_Carrying_the_Cross_-_WGA02556\" width=\"336\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/File-Hieronymus_Bosch_-_Christ_Carrying_the_Cross_-_WGA025562.jpg 600w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/File-Hieronymus_Bosch_-_Christ_Carrying_the_Cross_-_WGA025562-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/File-Hieronymus_Bosch_-_Christ_Carrying_the_Cross_-_WGA025562-420x552.jpg 420w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/File-Hieronymus_Bosch_-_Christ_Carrying_the_Cross_-_WGA025562-460x605.jpg 460w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/File-Hieronymus_Bosch_-_Christ_Carrying_the_Cross_-_WGA025562-90x118.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a>Jesus was &#8220;in the <strong>form<\/strong> of God,&#8221; but chose to <strong>empty<\/strong> himself, becoming like us. What do these famous statements\u00a0by Paul\u00a0mean?<\/p>\n<p>In <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-48-2-interpretations-of-philippians-2-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">episode 48,<\/a> I examined<\/strong> a common evangelical interpretation of this text and found it lacking.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, I <strong>compare scripture with scripture<\/strong>, to try to come up with a plausible, understandable, well-motivated interpretation.<\/p>\n<p>Can the <strong>authors<\/strong> of Genesis, Isaiah, Hebrews, and Revelation, along with other texts by Paul, help us to understand what Paul is and is not asserting in the second chapter of his letter to the Philippians? Here I argue for the affirmative. <strong>Are you convinced<\/strong> by my case?<\/p>\n<p>You can also <strong>listen t<\/strong><strong>o this episode on<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a title=\"trinities podcast @ stitcher\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/s?fid=54067&amp;refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong><a title=\"trinities @ itunes\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id690304581?mt=2&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11l5XS\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>\u00a0(please subscribe, rate, and review<\/strong>\u00a0us in either or both \u2013 <strong><a title=\"how to rate us at iTunes and Stitcher\" href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/review\/\" target=\"_blank\">directions here<\/a><\/strong>). It is also available on\u00a0<a title=\"trinities podcast youtube playlist\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLMCt15e8gG-g7t7wo9MCq9KSDSsvGNcsm\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (scroll down \u2013 you can\u00a0<a title=\"youtube subscription link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/khanpadawan?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe here<\/a>). If you would like to\u00a0<strong>upload audio feedback<\/strong> for possible inclusion in a future episode of this podcast,\u00a0<a title=\"upload audio feedback for the trinities podcast here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/filedrop\/filedrop_hosted.php?drop=96df5ea43b9b7c6582cb95b8c5a7259d7cd8109e0cd009d4a5ecd099cc7e64fb\" target=\"_blank\">put the audio file here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can <strong>support the trinities podcast by ordering anything through Amazon.com<\/strong> after clicking through one of our links. We get a small % of your purchase, even though your price is not increased. (If you see \u201ctrinities\u201d in you\u00a0url while at Amazon, then we\u2019ll get it.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links for this episode<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"biblical unitarian commentary on Philippians 2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biblicalunitarian.com\/verses\/philippians-2-6-8\" target=\"_blank\">Helpful commentary<\/a> on Philippians 2 from <a title=\"biblicalunitarian.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biblicalunitarian.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">biblicalunitarian.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">An <a title=\"Ray Faircloth on Philippians 2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.christianmonotheism.com\/media\/text\/1-15.%20PHILIPPIANS%202.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">informative article by Ray Faircloth<\/a> on Philippians 2, from <a title=\"Christian monotheism website\" href=\"http:\/\/christianmonotheism.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">christianmonotheism.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Our &#8220;Paul&#8221; has <a title=\"Nick Baldwin's new song &quot;Bury It&quot;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.industryaudioonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">a new single<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; and it&#8217;s good!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesus was &#8220;in the form of God,&#8221; but chose to empty himself, becoming like us. What do these famous statements\u00a0by Paul\u00a0mean? In episode 48, I examined a common evangelical interpretation of this text and found it lacking. In this episode, I compare scripture with scripture, to try to come up with a plausible, understandable, well-motivated&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-49-2-interpretations-of-philippians-2-part-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">podcast 49 \u2013 2 interpretations of Philippians 2 \u2013 part 2<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,15,4,33,38,57,3,43,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible","category-christology","category-heresy-orthodoxy","category-incarnation","category-monotheism","category-podcast","category-theories","category-unitarianism","category-worship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36339,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6339\/revisions\/36339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}