Temple, exile and identity in 1 Peter [[electronic resource] /] / Andrew M. Mbuvi

• Autore: Mbuvi Andrew Mũtũa
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (195 p.)
• Disciplina: 227.9206
• Soggetto topico: Symbolism in the Bible
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-161) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. 'EXILE AND RESTORATION OF ISRAEL' AS A BACKGROUND FOR READING 1 PETER; 3. TEMPLE', 'EXILE', AND 'IDENTITY' IN SECOND TEMPLE LITERATURE; 4. EXEGEHCAL ANALYSIS OF TEMPLE IMAGERY IN 1 PETER; 5. IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: Temple, Exile and Identity in 1 Peter will generate a fresh and perhaps even a new understanding of the main themes of 1 Peter, which include questions of identity, suffering, hope, holiness, and judgment. Mbuvi explores the temple imagery in the epistle of 1 Peter and focuses on the use of cultic language in constituting the new identity of the Petrine community. He contends that temple imagery in 1 Peter undergirds the entire epistle. 1 Peter directly connects the community's identity with the temple by describing it in terms reminiscent of the temple structure. He calls the members of the c
• Titolo autorizzato: Temple, exile and identity in 1 Peter
• ISBN: 1-283-20087-2; 9786613200877; 0-567-58270-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461555503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Library of New Testament studies ; ; 345.; T & T Clark library of biblical studies.