RT Book
T1 Divine regeneration and ethnic identity in 1 Peter: mapping metaphors of family, race, and nation
T2 Society for New Testament studies monograph series
JF Monograph series / Society for New Testament Studies
A1 Marcar, Katherine ca. 20./21. Jh.
LA English
PP Cambridge
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2022
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1794329757
AB "In this book, Katie Marcar examines how 1 Peter draws together metaphors of family, ethnicity, temple, and priesthood to describe Christian identity. She examines the precedents for these metaphors in Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity in order to highlight the originality, creativity, and theological depth of the text. She then explores how these metaphors are combined and developed in 1 Peter to create complex, narratival metaphors that reframe believers' understanding of themselves, their community, and their world. Integrating insights on ethnicity and race in the ancient and modern world, as well as insights from metaphor studies, Marcar examines why it is important for Christians to think of themselves as one family and ethnic group. Marcar concludes by distilling the metaphors of divine regeneration down to their underlying systematic metaphors"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BS2795.6.I33
SN 9781108841283
SN 9781108810272
K1 Bible : Peter, 1st : Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Identity (Psychology) : Biblical teaching
K1 RELIGION / Theology