Theology and Ethics in 1 Peter - Paraenetic Strategies for Christian Character Formation

J. de Waal Dryden seeks to develop a hermeneutic for 1 Peter that integrates theology and ethics while reading the epistle in the context of ancient epistolary practices. Both these agendas are accomplished by recognizing 1 Peter as a paraenetic epistle, analogous to paraenetic epistles typical of the Greco-Roman philosophic schools. Recent research into Greco-Roman paraenetic literature has demonstrated that both the aims and literary/rhetorical strategies to realize those aims have deep resonances with the aims and rhetorical strategies of NT epistolary literature. The author seeks to further this research into Greco-Roman paraenetic epistles and to apply it to 1 Peter. He takes up with explorations of typical paraenetic strategies and demonstrates how analogous strategies function in 1 Peter.

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• Authors: J de Waal Dryden, J. de Waal Dryden, J. d Waal Dryden
• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2006
• EAN: 9783161489105
• ISBN: 978-3-16-148910-5
• No. of pages: 226
• Weight: 382 g
• Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. Zweite Reihe; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. Erste Reihe; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. Zweite Reihe; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. Erste Reihe; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testame
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism