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Introductions

	Charalambos Bakirtzis & Helmut Koester, editors. Philippi at the Time of Paul and After His Death. Trinity Press International. Pbk. ISBN: 1563382636. A full account of the archaeological finds relating to Philippi.
	Herbert Newell Bate [1871-1941], A Guide to the Epistles of Saint Paul. London: Longmans, Green & Co., Ltd., 1926. Hbk. pp.189. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	James Alexander M'Clymont [1848-1927], The New Testament and Its Writers. Being an Introduction to the Books of the New Testament. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1893. Hbk. pp.288. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]

Commentaries

	D.A. Carson, Basics for Believers: An Exposition of Philippians. Grand Rapids: Baker. ISBN: 080105494X. pp.128.
	John Eadie [1810-1876], A Commentary on the Greek Text of the Epistle of Paul to the Philippians. London & Glasgow: Richard Griffin & Co., 1859. Hbk. pp.296. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, A New Testament commentary for English readers various writers, 3 Vols., 3rd edn. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1877-79]. Hbk. pp.554+468+641. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], A Critical and Grammatical Commentary on St. Paul's Epistles to the Philippians, Colossians and to Philemon with a Revised Translation. London: John W. Parker & Son, 1857. Hbk. pp.268. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Gordon D. Fee, Philippians. The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 19. Hbk. ISBN: 0802825117. pp.497.
	Stephen E. Fowl, Philippians: A Two Horizons Commentary. Two Horizons New Testament Commentaries Series. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005. Pbk. ISBN: 0802825516. pp.296.
	Ralph P. Martin & Gerald F. Hawthorne, Philippians, Revised. Word Biblical Commentary. Nelson Reference & Electronic Publishing, 2004. Hbk. ISBN: 0785250085. pp.352.
	Joseph Barber Lightfoot [1828-1889], Saint Paul's Epistle to the Philippians. A revised text with introduction, Notes and Dissertations, 8th edn. London & Cambridge: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1888. Hbk. pp.350. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Ralph P.Martin, Philippians. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries, revised. Leicester: IVP, 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 0851118801. pp.187.
	Handley Carr Glyn Moule [1841-1920], editor, The Epistle to the Philippians. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1889. Hbk. pp.136. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain].
	Handley Carr Glyn Moule [1841-1920], The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians with Introduction and Notes. Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1923. Hbk. pp.116. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Alfred Plummer [1841-1926], A Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians. London: Robert Scott, 1919. Hbk. pp.115. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Robert Rainy [1826-1906], The Epistle to the Philippians, W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor's Bible. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1903. Hbk. pp.368. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Michael Ferrebee Sadler [1819-1895], The Epistles of St. Paul to the Galatians, Ephesian and Philippians with Notes Critical and Practical. London: George Bell and Sons, 1905. Hbk. pp.323. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Moisés Silva, Philippians, The Baker Exegetical Commentary, 2nd edn . Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005. Hbk. ISBN: 0801026814. pp.248.
	Charles Simeon, Horae Homileticae or Discourses Digested Into One Continued Series and Forming a Commentary, Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament, Vol. 18: Philippians to 1 Timothy, 6th edn. London: Henry G., Bohn, 1844. pp.1-148. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Marvin Richardson Vincent [1834-1922], A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles to the Philippians and to Philemon. The International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1902. Hbk. pp.201. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians and Philemon (Bob Utley) pdf

Other Subjects

	Chip M. Anderson, Destroying Our Private Cities, Building Our Spiritual Life. Longwood, FL: Xulon Press, 2004. Pbk. ISBN: 1594672490. pp.240.
	Herbert W. Bateman IV, "Were the Opponents at Philippi Necessarily Jewish?" Bibliotheca Sacra 155: 617 (1998): 39-61. pdf
	David Alan Black, "Paul and Christian Unity: A Formal Analysis of Philippians 2:1-4," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 28.3 (1985): 299-308. pdf
	F.F. Bruce, "St. Paul in Macedonia: 3. The Philippian Correspondence," Bulletin of the John Rylands Library of Manchester 63.2 (Spring 1981): 260-284. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
	F.F. Bruce, St Paul in Macedonia: The Philippian Correspondence. Manchester: John Rylands University Library of Manchester, 1981. Pbk. ISBN: 0905578740. pp.25.
	F.F. Bruce, "Problem Texts (8): Attaining The Resurrection," Harvester 46.8 (August 1987): 11. [Phil. 3:11] pdf
	Colin O. Buchanan, "Epaphroditus' Sickness and Philippians," The Evangelical Quarterly 36.3 (July-Sept. 1964): 157-168. pdf [Reproduced by kind permission of the author]
	Denny Burk, "On the Articular Infinitive in Philippians 2:6: A Grammatical Note with Christological Implications," Tyndale Bulletin 55.2 (2004): 253-274. pdf
	C.B. Caird, Paul's Letters from Prison. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. Pbk. ISBN: 0198369204. pp.230.
	W.J. Dalton, "The Integrity of Philippians," Biblica 60 (1979): 97-102.
	David deSilva, "No Confidence in the Flesh: The Meaning and Function of Phil 3:2-21," Trinity Journal 15 ns (1994) 27-54.
	S. Duncan, "Were Paul's Imprisonment Epistles Written from Ephesus? Expository Times 67 (1955-56): 163-66.
	Gordon D. Fee, "Philippians 2:5-11: Hymn or Exalted Pauline Prose?" Bulletin for Biblical Research 2 (1992): 29-46. pdf
	Gordon D. Fee, "To What End Exegesis? Reflections on Exegesis and Spirituality in Philippians 4:10-20," Bulletin for Biblical Research 8 (1998): 75-88. pdf
	Paul D. Feinberg, "The Kenosis And Christology: An Exegetical-Theological Analysis Of Phil 2:6-11," Trinity Journal 1.1 (1980): 21-46.
	Dean Flemming, "Exploring a missional reading of Scripture: Philippians as a case study," Evangelical Quarterly 83.1 (January 2011): 3-18. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
	Joseph H. Hellerman, "ΜΟΡΦΗ ΘΕΟΥ a Signifier of Social Status in Philippians 2:6," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 52.4 (Dec. 2009): 779-797. pdf
	Roy W. Hoover, "The Harpogmos Enigma: A Philological Solution," Harvard Theological Review 64 (1971): 95-119.
	L. Johnson, "The Pauline Letters from Caesarea," Expository Times 68 (1957-58): 26-26.
	Ernst Käsemann, "A Critical Analysis of Philippians 2:5-11," Robert W. Funk, ed. God and Christ: Existence and Province. New York: Harper & Row, 1968. pp.45-88.
	H. Koester, "The Purpose of the Polemic of a Pauline Fragment," New Testament Studies 8 (1961-62): 317-32.
	Stephen Llewelyn, "Sending Letters in the Ancient World: Paul and the Philippians," Tyndale Bulletin 46.2 (1995): 337-356. pdf
	A. Boyd Luter, "Partnership In The Gospel: The Role Of Women In The Church At Philippi," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 39.3 (1996): 411-420. pdf
	Alva J. McClain, "Doctrine of the Kenosis in Philippians 2:5-8," Grace Journal 8.2 (Spring, 1967) 3-13. pdf
	B.S. Mackay, Further Thoughts on Philippians," New Testament Studies 7 (1960-61): 161-70.
	A.J. Malherbe, "The Beasts at Ephesus," Journal of Biblical Literature 87 (1968): 71-80.
	I. Howard Marshall, "The Christ-hymn in Philippians," Tyndale Bulletin 19 (1968): 104-127. pdf
	Ralph P.Martin, An Early Christian Confession. Philippians II. 5-11 in Recent Interpretation. London: The Tyndale Press, 1960. pp.69. pdf
	Ralph P. Martin, "Some Reflections on New Testament Hymns," Harold H. Rowdon, ed., Christ the Lord. Studies in Christology Presented to Donald Guthrie. Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, 1982. Hbk. ISBN: 0851117449. pp.37-49. pdf
	Ralph P.Martin, Carmen Christi: Philippians 2:5-11 in Recent Interpretations and in the Setting of Early Christian Worship, Society for Biblical Literature Monograph Series 4. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1967. Reprinted: Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983. Pbk. ISBN: 0802819605. pp.408.
	Ralph P. Martin, A Hymn of Christ. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1997. Pbk. ISBN: 0830818944. pp.372.
	Alva J. McClain, "The Doctrine of the Kenosis in Philippians 2:5-8," The Master's Seminary Journal 9.1 (Spring 1998): 85-96. pdf
	C.F.D. Moule, "Further Reflections on Philippians 2:5-11," W. Ward Gasque & Ralph P. Martin, eds., Apostolic History and the Gospel. Exeter: The Paternoster Press, 1970. Hbk. ISBN: 085364098X. pp.264-76. pdf
	George W. Murray, "Paul's Corporate Witness in Philippians," Bibliotheca Sacra 155 (1998) 316-26. pdf
	Gary L. Nebeker, "Christ As Somatic Transformer (Phil 3:20-21): Christology In An Eschatological Perspective," Trinity Journal 21.2 (2000): 165-187.
	Donald L. Norbie, "'If by any means...' [Philippians 3:11]," The Evangelical Quarterly 32.4 (1960): 224-226. pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
	Peter Oakes, "Philippians: From People to Letter," Tyndale Bulletin 47.2 (1996): 371-374. pdf
	Peter Oakes, Philippians: From People to Letter. Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Hbk. ISBN: 0521790468. pp.247.
	Peter Oakes, "Re-mapping the Universe: Paul and the Emperor in 1 Thessalonians and Philippians," Journal for the Study of the New Testament 27.3, (2005): 301-322. [Abstract]
	Mikeal C. Parsons, "Appendices in the New Testament," Themelios 17.2 (January/February 1992): 11-13. pdf
	Andrew C. Perriman, "The Pattern of Christ's Sufferings: Colossians 1:24 and Philippians 3:10-11," Tyndale Bulletin 42.1 (1991): 62-79. pdf
	Davorin Peterlin, "Paul's Letter to the Philippians in the Light of Disunity in the Church," Tyndale Bulletin 45.1 (1994): 207-210. pdf
	Gerald W. Peterman, "'Thankless Thanks': the Epistolary Social Convention in Philippians 4:10-20," Tyndale Bulletin 42.2 (1991): 261-270. pdf
	T.E. Pollard, "The Integrity of Philippians," New Testament Studies 13 (1966-67): 57-66.
	Vern Sheridan Poythress, "'Hold Fast' versus 'Hold Out' in Philippians 2:16," Westminster Theological Journal 64.1 (2002): 45-53.
	James D. Price, "A computer-aided textual commentary on the book of Philippians," Grace Theological Journal 8.2 (Fall 1987): 253-290. pdf [Reproduced Courtesy of the Brethren Digital Archive]
	B.D. Rahtjen, "The Three Letters of Paul to the Philippians," New Testament Studies 6 (1959-60): 167-73.
	Bo Reicke, "Caesarea, Rome and the Captivity Epistles," W. Ward Gasque & Ralph P. Martin, eds., Apostolic History and the Gospel. Exeter: The Paternoster Press, 1970. Hbk. ISBN: 085364098X. pp.277-286. pdf
	The Christ Creed (Ken Ristau) pdf
	Ronald Russell, "Pauline Letter Structure In Philippians," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 25.3 (1982): 295-306. pdf
	David A. de Silva, "No Confidence In The Flesh: The Meaning and Function of Philippians 3:2-21," Trinity Journal 15.1 (1994): 27-54.
	T.C. Skeat, "Did Paul Write to "Bishops and Deacons" at Philippi?" Novum Testamentum 37,.1 (1995): 12-15.
	Robert C. Swift, "The Theme and Structure of Philippians," Bibliotheca Sacra 141: 563 (1984): 234-250. pdf
	Derek Thomas, "Standing Firm! Philippians 4:1," Evangel 11:2 (1993): 39-43. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
	Derek Thomas, "Rejoice! (Philippians 4:4)," Evangel 11:3 (1994): 68-71. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
	Derek Thomas, "Christian Contentment: Philippians 4:6-7," Evangel 12:1 (1994): 5-8. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
	Alan Thompson, "Blameless Before God? Philippians 3:6 in Context," Themelios 28.1 (Autumn 2002): 5-12. pdf
	Thomas Forsyth Torrance [1913-2007], "St Paul at Philippi," The Evangelical Quarterly 13.1 (Jan. 1941): 62-74. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
	Robert E. Wilson, "'He Emptied Himself'," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 19.4 (1976): 279-281. pdf
	N.T. Wright, "harpagmos and the Meaning of Philippians 2:5-11," Journal of Theological Studies 37 (1986): 321-52.