The Roman ad bestias Execution as a Possible Historical Background for 1 Peter 5.8
Most commentators on 1 Pet. 5.8 understand the lion picture as a metaphor for (1) the Christian believer’s human enemies (e.g. Bigg, Achtemeier, Elliott, Michaels; cf. LXX Ps. 21.14) or (2) ungodly world systems (e.g. Jobes) under the Devil’s power. This article offers a more literal explanation: th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2006, Volume: 28, Issue: 4, Pages: 489-500 |
| Further subjects: | B
execution
B ad bestias B Devil B Roman Empire B Lion B Persecution B Apostle Peter B Arena |
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| Summary: | Most commentators on 1 Pet. 5.8 understand the lion picture as a metaphor for (1) the Christian believer’s human enemies (e.g. Bigg, Achtemeier, Elliott, Michaels; cf. LXX Ps. 21.14) or (2) ungodly world systems (e.g. Jobes) under the Devil’s power. This article offers a more literal explanation: the Roman ad bestias execution. So far this interpretation of the lion image has been mentioned only by a minority of exegetes (e.g. Rymer, Perdelwitz) and in passing. Nobody has tried to substantiate this obvious interpretation with first-century CE ad bestias witnesses. Such an enterprise is carried out in the present article, with the result that the Roman ad bestias execution can be considered a possible—perhaps even probable—historical background for 1 Pet. 5.8. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X06065696 |