Temple, Exile and Identity in 1 Peter will generate a fresh and
perhaps even a new understanding of the main themes of 1 Peter, which
include questions of identity, suffering, hope, holiness, and
judgment. Mbuvi explores the temple imagery in the epistle of 1 Peter
and focuses on the use of cultic language in constituting the new
identity of the Petrine community. He contends that temple imagery in
1 Peter undergirds the entire epistle. 1 Peter directly connects the
community's identity with the temple by describing it in terms
reminiscent of the temple structure. He calls the members of the
community "living stones", formulating an image that has been
categorized as a "Temple-Community." This concern with the temple
characterizes the restoration eschatology in the Second Temple period
with its focus on the establishment of the eschatological temple.
Restoration of Israel was also to be characterized by hope for the
re-gathering of the scattered of Israel, the conversion or destruction
of the Gentiles, and the establishment of God's universal reign, all
of which are reflected in the discourse of the epistle.
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ISBN
9780567582706
Publisert
2015
Utgave
1. utgave
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Vendor
Bloomsbury T&T Clark
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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