1 Peter (Abingdon New Testament Commentaries)
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: April 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780687058549
Subjects: Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Books of the New Testament; Sikhism; New Testament - Single Book Studies; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Religion; Peter, 1st; Biblical Studies - New Testament; Bible.; Bible; Commentaries; N.T; N.T.
First sentence: How may Christians live faithfully in a non-Christian society that misunderstands and abuses them?
Description: By identifying the theme of 1 Peter as a matter of how the church is to witness responsibly in a non-Christian world, Boring emphasizes the necessity of a sympathetic historical understanding of those parts of the letter that collide with modern cultural values and understandings of what Christian commitment and theology require. He gives special attention, as well, to the narrative world within which this ancient writer operated, and to the strong affirmation of ecumenism implicit in the letter's amalgamation of tradtions stemming from Peter and Paul, respectively. - Back cover.