Reading 1-2 Peter and Jude : a resource for students / edited by Eric F. Mason and Troy W. Martin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mason, Eric Farrel, editor.

Martin, Troy W., editor.

Series:

Resources for biblical study ; Number 77.

Resources for Biblical Study ; Number 77

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Peter--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Jude--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Georgia : Society of Biblical Literature, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An essential textbook on 1-2 Peter and Jude for readers of all levels Scholars engage the best contemporary work on 1-2 Peter and Jude in this student-oriented book. The first four chapters in this collection--on authorship and pseudonymity, literary relationships among the three books, epistolary rhetoric, and apocalyptic elements--consider important, foundational issues related to all three epistles. These essays lay the groundwork for more focused chapters that examine theology and theory in 1 Peter as well a stylistic, theological, and thematic overlap in Jude and 2 Peter. Features: A range of theological, literary, and theoretical approaches Definitions for specialized terminology Historical and cultural background information Explanations of methodologies

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""Gathering Apostolic Voices: Who Wrote 1 and 2 Peter and Jude?""; ""The Literary Relationships among 1 Peter, 2 Peter, and Jude""; ""The Epistolary Rhetoric of 1 Peter, 2 Peter, and Jude""; ""“Awaiting New Heavens and a New Earth�: The Apocalyptic Imagination of 1�2 Peter and Jude""; ""Reborn to a Living Hope: A Christology of 1 Peter""; ""Christians as Babies: Metaphorical Reality in 1 Peter""; ""Be Holy, For I Am Holy: Paraenesis in 1 Peter""

""Ethnicity, Empire, and Early Christian Identity: Social-Scientific Perspectives on 1 Peter""""1 Peter and Postmodern Criticism""; ""1 Peter in Patristic Literature""; ""Biblical and Nonbiblical Traditions in Jude and 2 Peter: Sources, Usage, and the Question of Canon""; ""Are the Others Too Other? The Issue of “Others� in Jude and 2 Peter""; ""Searching for Evidence: The History of Reception of the Epistles of Jude and 2 Peter""; ""Bibliography""; ""Contributors""; ""Index of Ancient Sources""; ""Index of Modern Authors""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-58983-738-X

OCLC:

880456139