Messianic Woes in First Peter: Suffering and Eschatology in 1 Peter 4:12-19 (Studies in Biblical Literature, Vol. 33)
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Published: March 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780820451862
Subjects: Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Books of the New Testament; Eschatology; New Testament - Single Book Studies; Religion; Religion - Biblical Studies; Biblical Studies - New Testament; Biblical Studies - General; Bible; Bible.; Biblical teaching; Criticism, interpretation, etc; N.T; N.T.; Peter, 1st IV, 12-19; Suffering
Description: "This book explores 1 Peter against the backdrop of apocalyptic thought within early Judaism and Christianity, especially the concept of messianic woes (an expectation that a period of suffering and tribulation would preface the coming of the Messiah). It focuses upon 1 Peter's most eschatologically charged passage, 4:12-19, and argues that the messianic woes pattern shapes both this pericope as well as the book as a whole."--BOOK JACKET.