Comparison of Humans to Animals in 2 Peter 2,10b-22
A striking feature of 2 Peter 2,10b-22 is the author’s multiple references to similarities and differences between humans and animals. This essay illuminates this aspect of 2 Peter 2,10b-22 by investigating comparison of humans to animals by writers older than, and (roughly) contemporary with, 2 Pet...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2009
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Biblica
Year: 2009, Volume: 90, Issue: 1, Pages: 101-113 |
| Further subjects: | B
Animals
B Comparison B Humans B 2 Peter 2,10-22 |
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| Summary: | A striking feature of 2 Peter 2,10b-22 is the author’s multiple references to similarities and differences between humans and animals. This essay illuminates this aspect of 2 Peter 2,10b-22 by investigating comparison of humans to animals by writers older than, and (roughly) contemporary with, 2 Peter. Comparison of humans to animals is very common in the ancient world. Such comparison can be neutral, positive, or negative. 2 Peter’s comparison of humans with animals is of this last kind. Although 2 Peter’s negative comparison of humans to animals is generally similar to comparisons made by others, the specific ways 2 Peter compares them are unique. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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