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1 Peter: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary: Volume 1: Chapters 1-2 (International Critical Commentary) - Hardcover

Book 1 of 51: International Critical Commentary

David G. Horrell; Travis B. Williams

 
9780567030573: 1 Peter: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary: Volume 1: Chapters 1-2 (International Critical Commentary)

Synopsis

This volume offers a concise and accessible introduction to 1 Peter, especially aimed at undergraduate-level students. It provides information on the likely historical and social setting of this letter, on its literary form and theological content, and on issues involved in its interpretation. In particular, this volume suggests that 1 Peter is an important text not least for the ways in which it both reflects and constructs early Christian identity, in its relationships with Judaism and the Roman Empire. Although 1 Peter remains neglected compared with the canonical gospels and the major Pauline letters, Horrell argues that the letter deserves much more attention for the pivotal contribution it makes to the development of early Christianity and for the ways in which it reveals this development in progress.

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About the Author

David G. Horrell is Professor of New Testament Studies at the University of Exeter, UK. He is the author of several books, including An Introduction to the Study of Paul (T&T Clark, Second Edition 2006) and Solidarity and Difference (T&T Clark, 2005). He was the editor of the Journal for the Study of the New Testament from 2002-2007.

Travis B. Williams is Associate Professor of Religion at Tusculum University, USA.

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