Temple, exile, and identity in 1 Peter /

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 l...

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Main Author: Mbuvi, Andrew Mũtũa
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : T & T Clark, 2007.
Series:Library of New Testament studies ; 345.
T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 'Exile and restoration of Israel' as a background for reading 1 Peter
  • 'Temple', 'exile', and 'identity' in Second Temple literature
  • Exegetical analysis of temple imagery in 1 Peter
  • Implications and conclusions.