New Testament military metaphors
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New Testament military metaphors
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The New Testament uses a number of military metaphors in discussing Christianity, especially in the Pauline epistles. In Philippians 2:25 and Philemon 1:2, Paul describes fellow Christians as "fellow soldiers". The image of a soldier is also used in 2 Timothy 2:3–4 as a metaphor for courage, loyalty and dedication; this is followed by the metaphor of an athlete, emphasising hard work. In 1 Corinthians 9:7, this image is used in a discussion of church workers receiving payment, with a metaphorica
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Christian concepts expressed through military images
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Testament_military_metaphors
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2023-10-09T07:35:50Z
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