Download or read book Foreknowledge and Social Identity in 1 Peter written by Paul A. Himes and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-09-12 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the meaning and significance of foreknowledge in the book of 1 Peter, and how does the concept relate to the circumstances of its first recipients? Himes attempts to answer these questions by examining the concepts of both foreknowledge and social identity within the first century and how they fit into the theology of 1 Peter. In the process of elaborating the concepts of foreknowledge and social identity, this study provides one of the first thorough examinations of the words prognosis and proginosko in the literature of the time period when 1 Peter was composed and circulated. Himes argues that these words are linguistically relevant to how early hearers and readers would have understood the message of 1 Peter. In addition, this volume provides a thorough analysis of social-scientific criticism in 1 Peter, paying special attention to the various views about the social circumstances of the epistle's recipients. Finally, this book concerns itself with the biblical theology of 1 Peter, and with how the concept of foreknowledge functions as a word of comfort and hope to the beleaguered audience of this epistle.
Download or read book Foreknowledge and Social Identity in 1 Peter written by Paul A. Himes and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-09-12 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the meaning and significance of foreknowledge in the book of 1 Peter, and how does the concept relate to the circumstances of its first recipients? Himes attempts to answer these questions by examining the concepts of both foreknowledge and social identity within the first century and how they fit into the theology of 1 Peter. In the process of elaborating the concepts of foreknowledge and social identity, this study provides one of the first thorough examinations of the words prognosis and proginosko in the literature of the time period when 1 Peter was composed and circulated. Himes argues that these words are linguistically relevant to how early hearers and readers would have understood the message of 1 Peter. In addition, this volume provides a thorough analysis of social-scientific criticism in 1 Peter, paying special attention to the various views about the social circumstances of the epistle's recipients. Finally, this book concerns itself with the biblical theology of 1 Peter, and with how the concept of foreknowledge functions as a word of comfort and hope to the beleaguered audience of this epistle.
Download or read book Constructing Ethnic Identity in 1 Peter written by Janette H. Ok and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-17 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Janette H. Ok argues that 1 Peter characterizes Christian identity as an ethnic identity, as it holds the potential to engender a powerful sense of solidarity for readers who are experiencing social alienation as a result of their conversion. The epistle describes and delineates a communal identity based on Jewish traditions, and in response to the hostility its largely Gentile Anatolian addressees are experiencing as religious minorities in the Roman empire. In order to help construct a collective understanding of what it means to be a Christian in contrast to non-Christians, Ok argues that the author of the epistle employs “ethnic reasoning” or logic. Consequently, the writer of 1 Peter makes use of various literary and rhetorical strategies, including establishing a sense of shared history and ancestry, delineating boundaries, stereotyping and negatively characterizing “the other,” emphasizing distinct conduct or a common culture, and applying ethnic categories to his addressees. Ok further highlights how these strategies bear striking resemblances to what modern anthropologists and sociologists describe as the characteristics of ethnic groups. In depicting Christian identity as an ethnic identity akin to the unique religious-ethnic identity of the Jews, Ok concludes that 1 Peter seeks to foster internal cohesion among the community of believers who are struggling to forge a distinctive and durable group identity, resist external pressures to revert to a way of life unbefitting the people of God, and live as those born anew to a living hope.
Download or read book Narrative Calling and Missional Identity in 1 Peter written by David Shaw and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-11-13 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story well-told and subsequently imbibed by its recipients has the power to shape one’s beliefs, identity, and way of life. So, what happens when a person or community is swept up in such a story? In this study, Shaw draws upon the dual methodologies of Narrative Transportation and Social Identity theories to consider how 1 Peter’s use of Old Testament narratives and καλέω language serves to ‘transport’ it’s recipients into an identity defined as ‘elect sojourners’. Amidst suffering, 1 Peter ‘calls’ the Anatolian believers to a priestly ministry, blessing their antagonists as they await their eternal glory in Christ.
Download or read book 1 Peter written by Ruth Anne Reese and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Works through the complete text of 1 Peter supplemented with discussion of the Greek text, main themes, and recent scholarship.
Download or read book 1 Peter written by Craig S. Keener and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading New Testament scholar Craig Keener, one of the most trusted exegetes working today, is widely respected for his thorough research, sound judgments, and knowledge of ancient sources. His four-volume magnum opus on Acts has received high praise from all quarters. This commentary on 1 Peter features Keener's meticulous and comprehensive research and offers a wealth of fresh insights. It will benefit students, pastors, and church leaders alike.
Download or read book 1 Peter written by David G. Horrell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-23 with total page 857 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume in Travis B. Williams' and David G. Horrell's magisterial ICC commentary on first Peter. Williams and Horrell bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic, textual, archaeological, historical, literary, and theological - to help the reader understand the letter. This second covers the major part of the letter, providing commentary on 2.11 to the end of the letter. The exegesis provides for each passage sections on bibliography, text-criticism, literary introduction, detailed exegesis, and overall summary. The volume concludes with a comprehensive bibliography, which covers the whole epistle.
Download or read book Influence On Rhetoric and Biblical Interpretation written by Michal Beth Dinkler and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible is by nature rhetorical. Written to persuade, biblical texts have influenced humans beyond what their authors ever imagined. Influence: On Rhetoric and Biblical Interpretation invites readers to think critically about biblical rhetoric and the rhetoric of its interpretation.
Download or read book Echoes of Jesus in the First Epistle of Peter written by Timothy E. Miller and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-03-10 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did the words of Jesus influence the writing of 1 Peter? That is the question that is at the heart of this study. Of course, the answer is complicated by the fact that 1 Peter nowhere directly references the words of Jesus. Nevertheless, the impact of his words are evident throughout the letter. The first third of the book lays the foundation for answering the question by giving clear and concise criteria for identifying places where 1 Peter uses the words of Jesus. The rest of the book walks through the text of 1 Peter section by section, submitting each potential echo of Jesus’s words to the criteria previously developed. The book concludes by considering how the words of Jesus influenced the themes and content of the letter.
Download or read book Sociolinguistic Analysis of the New Testament written by Hughson T. Ong and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-09-06 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces sociolinguistic criticism to New Testament studies. It utilizes a wide range of sociolinguistic theories, principles, and concepts in treating the language and sociolinguistic contexts of the New Testament, social memory, orality and literacy, and the oral traditions of the Gospels, and various texts and genres in the New Testament.
Download or read book The State of New Testament Studies written by Scot McKnight and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys the current landscape of New Testament studies, offering readers a concise guide to contemporary discussions. Bringing together a diverse group of experts, it covers research on the most important issues in New Testament studies, including new discipline areas, making it an ideal supplemental textbook for a variety of courses on the New Testament. Michael Bird, David Capes, Greg Carey, Lynn Cohick, Dennis Edwards, Michael Gorman, and Abson Joseph are among the contributors.
Download or read book The New Testament in Color written by Esau McCaulley and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2024-08-06 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this one-volume commentary, a multiethnic team of scholars holding orthodox Christian beliefs brings exegetical expertise coupled with a unique interpretive lens to illuminate the ways social location and biblical interpretation work together. These diverse scholars offer a better vantage point for both the academy and the church.
Download or read book Good Works in 1 Peter written by Travis B. Williams and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2014-10-08 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on recent insights from postcolonial theory and social psychology, Travis B. Williams seeks to diagnose the social strategy of good works in 1 Peter by examining how the persistent admonition to "do good" is intended to be an appropriate response to social conflict. Challenging the modern consensus, which interprets the epistle's good works language as an attempt to accommodate Greco-Roman society and thereby to lessen social hostility, the author demonstrates that the exhortation to "do good" envisages a pattern of conduct which stands opposed to popular values. The Petrine author appropriates terminology that was commonly associated with wealth and social privilege and reinscribes it with a new meaning in order to provide his marginalized readers with an alternative vision of reality, one in which the honor and approval so valued in society is finally available to them. The good works theme thus articulates a competing discourse which challenges dominant social structures and the hegemonic ideology which underlies them.
Download or read book 1 Peter New Testament Guides written by David G. Horrell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2008-03-13 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a concise and accessible introduction to 1 Peter, especially aimed at undergraduate-level students. It provides information on the likely historical and social setting of this letter, on its literary form and theological content, and on issues involved in its interpretation. In particular, this volume suggests that 1 Peter is an important text not least for the ways in which it both reflects and constructs early Christian identity, in its relationships with Judaism and the Roman Empire. Although 1 Peter remains neglected compared with the canonical gospels and the major Pauline letters, Horrell argues that the letter deserves much more attention for the pivotal contribution it makes to the development of early Christianity and for the ways in which it reveals this development in progress.
Download or read book Who are the Elect in 1 Peter written by Stephen Ayodeji A. Fagbemi and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2007 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The election of Israel -- The context of 1 Peter -- The purpose of election in 1 Peter 1:1-5 -- The present implications of new birth and catalogical parenesis in 1 Peter 1:22-2:3 -- The present and missiological significance of the identity of the elect in 1 Peter 2:9-12 -- Who are the elect in 1 Peter? -- From exegesis to application in 1 Peter -- Missiological implications for the Anglican Church of Nigeria -- Theology and praxis: 21st century challenges to Nigerian Anglicanism.
Download or read book 1 Peter written by Karen H. Jobes and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A substantive commentary that helps pastors, students, and teachers understand the meaning of 1 Peter.
Download or read book Evidence Unseen written by James Rochford and published by New Paradigm Pub.. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evidence Unseen is the most accessible and careful though through response to most current attacks against the Christian worldview.
