Jude, 2 Peter / Steven J. Kraftchick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kraftchick, Steven John.

Series:

Abingdon New Testament commentaries

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Jude--Commentaries.

Bible.

Bible. Peter, 2nd--Commentaries.

Bible. Peter, 2nd.

Bible. Jude.

Genre:

Commentaries.

Physical Description:

190 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Jude, two Peter

Jude, Second Peter

Place of Publication:

Nashville, TN : Abingdon Press, [2002]

Summary:

The Abingdon New Testament Commentaries series provides compact, critical commentaries on the writings of the New Testament. These commentaries are written with special attention to the needs and interests of theological students, but they will also be useful for students in upper-level college or university settings, as well as for pastors and other religious leaders. In addition to providing basic information about the New Testament texts and insights into their meanings, these commentaries are intended to exemplify the task and procedures of careful, critical biblical exegesis.

In this volume Steven J. Kraftchick studies these two epistles in their late first century context and discusses their relevance to the contemporary Christian church. He discusses the importance of the insider/outsider language, the harsh polemical tone of both letters, and their reliance upon the Old Testament and both early Jewish and Greco-Roman thought. Kraftchick enables modern readers to find contemporary relevance in these difficult, andent texts.

Contents:

Introduction: Jude 17

Genre, Character, and Occasion 17

Author and Date of Composition 20

Theology and Ethics 22

Commentary: Jude 25

Prescript (1-2) 25

Thematic Statement (3-4) 29

Examples and Arguments (5-19) 35

Three Examples of Disobedience from the Past (5-7) 35

Example 1 A Disobedient People (5) 37

Example 2 The Disobedient Angels (6) 38

Example 3 Sodom and Gomorrah (7) 39

Interpreting the Examples (8) 41

A Type-Antitype Example (9-10) 43

Examples from Scripture (11) 45

The True Nature of the Opposition Revealed (12-13) 48

Blemishes on Their Love-Feasts (12a) 48

Images from Nature (12b-13) 50

Waterless Clouds (12b) 50

Fruitless Tress (12c) 51

Wild Waves and Wandering Stars (13) 52

A Prophecy from Enoch (14-16) 53

The Prophecy Quoted (14-15) 54

The Prophecy Applied to the Intruders (16) 55

The Apostolic Predictions (17-19) 58

Exhortation to Acts of Faithfulness (20-23) 62

General Exhortations (20-21) 62

Specific Commands (22-23) 64

Concluding Doxology (24-25) 66

Introduction: 2 Peter 71

Place and Time 72

Form and Content 73

Authorship and Literary Style 75

Nature of the Opposition 76

Relationship to Jude 78

Theology and Purpose 81

Commentary: 2 Peter 85

Prescript (1:1-2) 85

Body of the Letter (1:3-3:16) 89

Faith and Morality (1:3-11) 89

The Call to Christian Existence (1:3-4) 90

A Response of Virtue (1:5-7) 95

Consequences of the Virtuous Life (1:8-11) 98

Supposed Occasion of the Letter (1:12-15) 101

The First Apologetic Response (1:16-21) 106

Reply to Objections: Eyewitness Proof (1:16-18) 107

Further Reply to Objections: Prophetic Proof (1:19-21) 113

False Teachers and Final Judgment (2:1-3a) 119

Proofs of God's Judgment and Mercy (2:3b-10a) 125

Ancient Examples of God's Actions (2:3b-6) 125

Lot the Exemplar (2:7-8) 129

The Proofs Applied (2:9-10a) 131

The Character of the Opponents (2:10b-22) 134

The Irrationality of the Opposition (2:10b-16) 134

The Final Status of the Opposition (2:17-22) 141

Peter's Reminder (3:1-4) 147

Replies to the Opposition's Objections (3:5-10) 154

First Reply (3:5-7) 154

Second Reply (3:8-10) 160

Eschatological Exhortations (3:11-16) 165

A Question about Eschatological Existence (3:11-13) 165

The Question of Eschatological Existence Answered (3:14-15a) 168

Accepting Paul's Teaching on Eschatological Existence (3:15b-16) 170

Conclusion and Doxology (3:17-18) 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-186) and index.

ISBN:

0687057620

OCLC:

49683568