02932oam 22003974a 450 991081457660332120190605031346.01-4813-0923-41-4813-0921-8(CKB)4100000007151235(OCoLC)1065537613(MdBmJHUP)muse68447(MiAaPQ)EBC5597388(EXLCZ)99410000000715123520181116d2018 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe letter of Jude and the second letter of Peter a theological commentary /Jörg Frey ; translated by Kathleen EssWaco, Texas :Baylor University Press,[2018]©20181 online resource (1 PDF (xlii, 518 pages))Translation from the German of: Brief des Judas und der zweite Brief des Petrus. Leipzig : Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2015.1-4813-0919-6 Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-481) and indexes.Too small to be important, too different to be trusted. The New Testament's Catholic letters have suffered neglect when compared to the attention lavished upon Jesus, the Gospels, and Paul. Jude and 2 Peter, especially, have been ignored. Jörg Frey remedies this dearth with this full-scale commentary on Jude and 2 Peter. Frey's meticulous, sustained verse-by-verse interpretation highlights the theological achievements of the two canonical writings without sidestepping any of the open historical and literary questions plaguing these two pseudepigraphal letters. The Letter of Jude and the Second Letter of Peter investigates the historical location of the two writings, the literary context, the shape of their arguments, and the profile of the respective opponents that are the central concern of each epistle. The analysis also explores Jude and 2 Peter's use of biblical, Second Temple Jewish, and apocalyptic traditions, the long-recognized interrelation between the two letters, and the difficult text-critical issues that haunt both. Frey's careful interpretation points to the theological work each letter performs. Jude takes part in a critical debate within the Pauline and post-Pauline communities, while 2 Peter becomes a testimony to the theological discussions of the second century. Far from insignificant or irrelevant, the epistles provide invaluable insight into the growth and consolidation of early Christian tradition. With this groundbreaking commentary, Frey rightly draws our attention back to these texts' important role within the canon and early Christianity.227.97077Frey Jörg421324MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910814576603321The letter of Jude and the second letter of Peter4045820UNINA