Constructing Ethnic Identity in 1 Peter
Subtitle: Who You Are No Longer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Published: 2022
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780567698544
Description: "Janette Ok argues that 1 Peter characterizes Christian identity as an ethnic identity, as it holds the potential to engender a powerful sense of solidarity for readers who are experiencing social alienation as a result of their conversion. In order to help construct a collective understanding of what it means to be a Christian in contrast to non-Christians, Ok argues that the author of the epistle employs "ethnic reasoning" or logic"--