Theology and ethics in 1 Peter : paraenetic strategies for Christian character formation /
by J. de Waal Dryden.
- Tu bingen : Mohr Siebeck, c2006.
- xi, 226 p. ; 24 cm.
- Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe, 209 0340-9570 ; .
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Cambridge, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-213) and indexes.
Paraenesis as an epistolary genre -- The genre of First Peter -- Worldview and story -- Conversion and contrasts -- Identity and 'soft' difference -- Moral instructions -- Imitatio Christi -- Reflections and prospects.
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Bible.--N.T.--Peter, 1st--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible.--N.T.--Peter, 1st--Theology.
Christian ethics--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.