Paul and the Agon Motif: Traditional Athletic Imagery in the Pauline Literature

Agon Agon image Agon motif already Apostle Apostle's appears applies athletic image athletic metaphor Christ Christian Clem concept connection contest crown diatribe Dibelius divine Eidem emphasis Epict Epictetus Epistle ethic faith goal Gospel Göttingen Greek hellenistic Hellenistic Judaism IV Macc J. B. Lightfoot Jewish Josephus Leipzig Lohmeyer Macc Maccabees martyrdom martyrs military image moral Agon op.cit paraenetic parallel passage Pastoral Epistles Pastorals Paul Paul's words Pauline Paulus perfection Phil Philippians Philo philosophy phrase picture Plutarch prayer present prize R. H. Charles reference righteousness runner sage Schlatter Schlier Schmid Schürer septuagintal soul speaks Stoic Stoicism striving struggle suffering suggested supra Testament Thess thought Timothy Timothy's toil traditional Tübingen TWNT verb verses victory virtue Weiss Wendland ἀγών ἀγῶνα γὰρ δὲ εἰς ἐν καὶ μὴ οἱ οὐ περὶ πρὸς τὴν τῆς τὸ τὸν τοῦ τοὺς τῷ τῶν ὑπὲρ