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Strangers in the light : Philonic perspectives on Christian identity in 1 Peter / by Torrey Seland.
Van Pelt Library BS2795.6.S8 S45 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Seland, Torrey.
- Series:
- Biblical interpretation series 0928-0731 ; v. 76.
- Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; v. 76
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Peter, 1st--Social scientific criticism.
- Bible.
- Bible. Peter, 1st.
- Strangers in the Bible.
- Philo, of Alexandria.
- Philo.
- Social scientific criticism of sacred works.
- Physical Description:
- x, 216 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.
- Summary:
- The volume contains five studies that have been written over the last decade; some of them are previously published as articles. The studies focus on the role of Silvanus in the making of the letter, the Christians as paroikoi kai parepidemoi, the issue of being a common priesthood, the psychological and ethical issues contained in 1 Pet 2:11, and the range of acculturation and assimilation argued in the letter.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-203) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9004144919
- OCLC:
- 58807342
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