Description
Book SynopsisOffers an introduction to "1 Peter", aimed at undergraduate students. This volume suggests that "1 Peter" is an important text not least for the ways in which it both reflects and constructs early Christian identity, in its relationships with Judaism and the Roman Empire.
Trade Review"Horrell offers a concise and accessible introduction to 1 Peter, providing an assessment of the range of scholarly views on topics, with guidance for further reading and research." - Times Higher Education Supplement, 2008
Mention -New Testament Abstracts, 2009
'This study offers a competent and instructive overview of recent research on I Peter, continuing issues of debate, and new interpretive interests beyond the approach of social-scientific criticism. Horrell [...] is well acquainted with the petrine territory ... Horrell's grasp of the subject matter and his skill at succinctly summarizing complex problems and fairly assessing divergent views makes this a volume ideally designed for the general reader as well as for the classroom and preacher's study.' Expository Times, May 2009
"A thorough report on current research." International Review of Biblical Studies, vol. 54:2007/08
"All things considered, this is a fine contribution to the series of New Testament Guides. Readers will learn a great deal about the letter, both from Horrell's exegesis and interpretation of the text itself as well as from the numerous cited contributions of other modern commentators." Religious Studies Review, September 2009
"Horrell's work on 1 Peter is a concisely written, highly readable volume that will certainly be of interest to those who teach undergraduates...Horrell is at his best in chapter 5, where he frames his discussion around two opposing views of the strategy of 1 Peter." -J.C. Baker, Biblical Theology Bulletin, Vol. 40
‘Horrell's guide to 1 Peter is a thoughtful, balanced introduction to the epistle and scholarship related to it that will serve scholars and pastors alike.' -- Trinity Seminary Review
Table of ContentsIntroduction to 1 Peter; 1) The Social and Historical Setting of the Letter; 2) A Reading of 1 Peter; 3) 1 Peter and the Making of Christian Identity; 4) Approaches to Interpreting 1 Peter.
