Full Description
What are the key questions of the First Letter of Peter, how does it offer questions and challenges for us today and ultimately how does it speak to readers 2000 years after it was composed? Justin Welby, Jennifer Strawbridge and Abigail Harries Martin develop the expositions offered by Archbishop Justin at the 2022 Lambeth Conference to explore the key themes from 1 Peter and draw out questions and challenges from 1 Peter for today's church and world.
Acknowledging that key words and phrases from 1 Peter are understood differently in different contexts - such as language of suffering, definitions of holiness, and how we describe hope - this volume also innovatively draws in voices from more than 20 countries including Kenya, Mozambique, the USA, Malaysia, DRC, Pakistan, and New Zealand.
The volume concludes with five short reflections on the epistle from Isabelle Hamley, Paul Swarup, Esther Mombo and Godfrey Adera, Paulo Ueti and Jennifer Strawbridge.
Contents
Introduction vii
1 Called into Hope and Holiness in Christ: 1 Peter 1 1
2 A Holy People Following Christ: 1 Peter 2.1-12 17
3 Resistance and Resilience in Christ: 1 Peter 2.13—3.22 35
4 Suffering in Christ: 1 Peter 4 47
5 Authority in Christ: 1 Peter 5 65
Conclusion 81
Final Reflections on 1 Peter
Introduction to the Reflections from Archbishop Justin 85
1 Peter 1 by Isabelle Hamley 87
1 Peter 2.1-12 by Paul Swarup 91
1 Peter 2.13—3.22 by Esther Mombo and Godfrey Adera 97
1 Peter 4 by Paulo Ueti 104
1 Peter 5 by Jennifer Strawbridge 109
