Full Description
The first volume in Travis B. Williams' and David G. Horrell's magisterial ICC commentary on first Peter.
Williams and Horrell bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic, textual, archaeological, historical, literary, and theological - to help the reader understand the letter. This first volume presents introductory maps, and a comprehensive introduction covering aspects such as genre, canonicity, early citations of the letter, and its theology and influence. A particular feature of the introduction is that each section is preceded by an initial bibliography. The exegesis also provides for each passage sections on bibliography, text-criticism, literary introduction, detailed exegesis, and overall summary.
Following the introduction volume 1 provides commentary up to 2.10, the conclusion of the first major section of the letter.
Contents
General Editors' Preface
Preface
Maps
Abbreviations
Introduction
Excursus: Pseudonymity in Early Christianity and 1 Peter
Inscripto/Subscripto
Epistolary Prescript: Identification of Author/Addressees and Opening Greetings (1.1-2)
Excursus: Imperatival Participles in 1 Peter
An Exhortation to Crave Spiritual Food for Growth (2.1-3)
Excursus: The Quotation of 'Stone' Texts (LXX Isa 8.14; 28.16; Ps 117.22)
Excursus: 'Doing Good' and the Strategy of 1 Peter
