The Narrative Substructure of 1 Peter

New Testament authors write with a certain historical narrative of God’s dealings with Israel in mind, through which they understand and engage with their audiences. Often this narrative is an unexpressed substructure behind a piece of writing. This is the case in 1 Peter. The narrative substructure...

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Main Author: Sargent, Benjamin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2013]
In: The expository times
Year: 2013, Volume: 124, Issue: 10, Pages: 485-490
Further subjects:B Christians
B Salvation History
B Bible. New Testament
B Narrative
B Scripture
B Bible
B God
B 1 Peter
B Salvation-history
B Hermeneutics. Joel B. Green
B Christian Communities
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Summary:New Testament authors write with a certain historical narrative of God’s dealings with Israel in mind, through which they understand and engage with their audiences. Often this narrative is an unexpressed substructure behind a piece of writing. This is the case in 1 Peter. The narrative substructure of 1 Peter is alluded to in 1 Pet 1:10-12 and in 1:19-20. This narrative, it is argued here, is one of discontinuity. Rather than seeing the Christian communities as a continuation of God’s dealings with Israel, Peter sees the communities as exclusively occupying a climax in his narrative which contrasts with the status of Israel in the past. This narrative has significant implications for an understanding of the interpretation of scripture in 1 Peter.
ISSN:1745-5308
Contains:Enthalten in: The expository times
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0014524612472866