Persecution in 1 Peter : differentiating and contextualizing early Christian suffering / by Travis B. Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Travis B.

Series:

Novum Testamentum, Supplements 145.

Supplements to Novum Testamentum, 0167-9732 ; v. 145

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Suffering--Biblical teaching.

Suffering.

Conflict management--Biblical teaching.

Conflict management.

Social conflict in the Bible.

Persecution--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Persecution.

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

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (511 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Persecution in 1 Peter , Travis B. Williams offers a comprehensive and detailed socio-historical investigation into the nature of suffering in 1 Peter. While interpreters commonly portray the conflict situation addressed by the epistle as \'unofficial\' persecution consisting of discrimination and verbal abuse, Williams demonstrates the inadequacy of this modern consensus by situating the letter against the backdrop of conflict management in first-century CE Asia Minor. Drawing on a wide range of historical evidence and on modern social-psychological perspectives, this work reconstructs the conflict situation of the Anatolian audience and offers important insights regarding the legal culpability of Christians following the Neronian persecution, the roles of local and provincial authorities in the judicial process, and the variegated conflict experiences of different socio-economic groups within the Christian communities.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

1. Introductory Matters

2. Social Conflict in Social-Psychological Perspective

3. The Geographical Setting of 1 Peter

4. The Addressees of 1 Peter

5. Conflict Management in Roman Anatolia

6. The Legal Status of Christians in the Roman World

7. The Cause(s) of Conflict in 1 Peter

8. The Form(s) of Conflict in 1 Peter

Conclusion

1. Suffering and the Unity of 1 Peter

2. Roman Annexation of Asia Minor

3. Cities of First-Century CE Anatolia

4. Ancient Economics in Recent Discussion

Bibliography

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Subjects

Index of Ancient Sources.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p.[387]-466) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-85450-3

90-04-24201-5

OCLC:

820885567

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004242012 DOI