Paul's letter to the Philippians from the perspective of a political prisoner

Abstract

Paul's letter to the Philippians is a highly appreciated writing among Christians. It underlines the reiteration of Paul's joy and his love for the Christian community of Philippi, his addressees. However, it often you forget that the letter was written from a prison, with all the implications that that entails. If you don't consider the place from where it is written, the letter can easily be spiritualized and seen as a harmless love letter.
The article has two parts; the first has to do with prison, in this part we will see: Paul's experience according to his letters and Acts of the Apostles; the implications of being in prison, in chains; the implications of writing letters from prison. The second part of the article is dedicated to the analysis of the chart; we will see: the global context Paul's physical and emotional situation in chains; his theology arising from prison and the exhortations to its conditional recipients because of the context.