The first letter of Peter : a commentary on the Greek text / Reinhard Feldmeier ; translated from the German by Peter H. Davids.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feldmeier, Reinhard.

Standardized Title:

Erste Brief des Petrus. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Bible. Peter, 1st--Commentaries.

Bible. Peter, 1st--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Peter, 1st.

Genre:

Commentaries.

Physical Description:

xxii, 317 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, [2008]

Contents:

Introduction

The "fiery ordeal" (1 Peter 4:12) : the situation of suffering

The "foreigners" (1 Peter 1:1; 2:11) : the theological interpretation of the situation

"In order to encourage and to testify" (1 Peter 5:12) : the arrangement of the letter

"Rebirth" and "people of God" : the crossing of the vertical and horizontal dimensions of soteriology

"For it is written" (1 Peter 1:16) : 1 Peter and tradition

"Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 1:1) : questions of introduction

The influence of First Peter

Exegesis

Prescript : the addressees as foreigners and people of God 1:1-2

The reason for the foreignness : rebirth and the people of God 1:3-2:10

Rebirth 1:3-2:3

Introductory eulogy : rebirth and joy in suffering 1:3-12

Rebirth and the new way of life 1:13-2:3

The regenerate as God's people 2:4-10

The building up into a spiritual house 2:4-8

The foreigners as God's people 2:9-10

Summary 1:3-2:10

Freedom and obedience : foreigners in the society 2:11-5:11

Exhortation and comfort 2:11-4:11

Living as foreigners 2:11-12

New way of life within the society 2:13-4:6

Exhortation to love one another 4:7-11

Comfort and exhortation 4:12-5:11

Suffering as fellowship with Christ 4:12-19

Leadership and service within the community 5:1-5

Final exhortation and comfort 5:6-11

Letter closing 5:12-14

Excursus 1: hope

Excursus 2: "imperishable, undefiled, unfading" : the reception and transfomation of metaphysical attributes of God in 1 Peter

Excursus 3: temptation/[peripasmos]

Excursus 4: the soul and salvation of the soul in 1 Peter

Excursus 5: the desires

Excursus 6: God as judge

Excursus 7: rebirth

Excursus 8: the context of the exhortation to subordination

Excursus 9: subject and responsible citizen

Excursus 10: "humility"/[tapeinofrosunh]

Excursus 11: devil/Satan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-293) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781602580244

1602580243

OCLC:

179797754