Temple, exile and identity in 1 Peter / Andrew M. Mbuvi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mbuvi, Andrew Mũtũa.

Series:

Library of New Testament studies ; 345.

T & T Clark library of biblical studies.

Library of New Testament studies ; 345

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Bible.

Symbolism in the Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Temple, exile and identity in First Peter

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Temple, Exile and Identity in 1 Peter will generate a fresh and perhaps even a new understanding of the main themes of 1 Peter, which include questions of identity, suffering, hope, holiness, and judgment. Mbuvi explores the temple imagery in the epistle of 1 Peter and focuses on the use of cultic language in constituting the new identity of the Petrine community. He contends that temple imagery in 1 Peter undergirds the entire epistle. 1 Peter directly connects the community's identity with the temple by describing it in terms reminiscent of the temple structure. He calls the members of the c

Contents:

Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. 'EXILE AND RESTORATION OF ISRAEL' AS A BACKGROUND FOR READING 1 PETER; 3. TEMPLE', 'EXILE', AND 'IDENTITY' IN SECOND TEMPLE LITERATURE; 4. EXEGEHCAL ANALYSIS OF TEMPLE IMAGERY IN 1 PETER; 5. IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-161) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613200877

9781283200875

1283200872

9780567582706

0567582701

OCLC:

741691111