Der Begriff der Demut bei Paulus

In what was probably his last letter to the Philippians, Paul urges his readers to practice humility (Phil 2:3). Eve-Marie Becker's interpretation pays equal attention to the historical background, ethical and ecclesiastical functions of Paul's admonition. Humility's seeming ambiguity as a »European« value is discussed as well as the extent to which humility was originally an early Christian virtue initiated by the apostle to install identity.