Acknowledging the Divine Benefactor

The Second Letter of Peter

Terrance Callan (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

232 Seiten

2015
James Clarke & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-227-17521-7 (ISBN)

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An analysis of 2 Peter using the pioneering socio-rhetorical technique, elucidating the nature and force of Peter's argument and demonstrating the usefulness of this new exegetical methodology.

'Acknowledging the Divine Benefactor' is a socio-rhetorical interpretation of the Second Letter of Peter. Using multiple interpretive perspectives and emphasising the pictorial dimensions of 2 Peter, Terrance Callan shows that the letter makes the following argument: since Jesus Christ has given his followers benefits, including the promise of sharing in divine nature, they need to make a proper return for these benefits by living virtuously; and this in turn will enable them to receive the fulfilment of the promise. The occasion of the letter is that Peter's death is near. He writes so the addressees can remember his teaching after his death. The author expounds this teaching because some people do not await the future fulfilment of Christ's promises and so do not emphasise the need for virtuous living.

Terrance Callan is Professor of Biblical Studies at The Athenaeum of Ohio in Cincinnati. He is the author of several articles on 2 Peter and the commentary on 2 Peter in 'First and Second Peter' (2012). He is also the author of 'Dying and Rising with Christ: The Theology of Paul the Apostle' (2006).

Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation
Discourses in 2 Peter
Rhetography and Rhetology
Text
Author
Addressees
Place and Time of Composition
Outline of 2 Peter

Section 1: 2 Peter 1:1-15
Letter Opening
Unit 1: 2 Peter 1:1-2 Letter Salutation
Unit 2: 2 Peter 1:3-11 Theme of Letter: Peter Proposes Honoring the Divine Benefactor by Living Wisely
Unit 3: 2 Peter 1:12-15 Occasion of Letter: Making it Possible to Remember Peter's Prophetic Teaching after His Death

Section 2: 2 Peter 1:16-2:10a
Letter Body, Part 1
Two Arguments that Jesus Will Come Again
Unit 1: 2 Peter 1:16-18 First Argument: Jesus' Transfiguration Shows that He Will Come Again
Unit 2: 2 Peter 1:19-2:10a Second Argument: The Prophetic Word Shows that Jesus Will Come Again

Section 3: 2 Peter 2:10b-22
Letter Body, Part 2
Prophetic Denunciation of the False Teachers
Unit 1: 2 Peter 2:10b-17 Prophetic Denunciation of the False Teachers' Moral Failings
Unit 2: 2 Peter 2:18-22 Prophetic Analysis of the False Teachers' Destructive Effect on Others

Section 4: 2 Peter 3:1-13
Letter Body, Part 3
Restatement of Letter's Purpose and Resumption of Its Argument
Unit 1: 2 Peter 3:1-4 Peter's Prophetic Reminder of Beneficial Teaching
Unit 2: 2 Peter 3:5-13 Renewed Argument that Jesus Will Come Again

Section 5: 2 Peter 3:14-18
Letter Closing
Bibliography
Author Index
Ancient Documents Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.3.2015
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 229 mm
Gewicht	350 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Religionspädagogik / Katechetik
ISBN-10	0-227-17521-2 / 0227175212
ISBN-13	978-0-227-17521-7 / 9780227175217
Zustand	Neuware