First and Second Peter

by Terrance D. Callan, Duane F. Watson

Overview

In this addition to the well-received Paideia series, New Testament scholars Duane Watson and Terrance Callan examine cultural context and theological meaning in First and Second Peter. Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by

• attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs
• showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits
• commenting on the final, canonical form of each New Testament book
• focusing on the cultural, literary, and theological settings of the text
• making judicious use of maps, photos, and sidebars in a reader-friendly format

This commentary, like each in the projected eighteen-volume series, proceeds by sense units rather than word-by-word or verse-by-verse. Students, pastors, and other readers will appreciate the historical, literary, and theological insight Watson and Callan offer in interpreting First and Second Peter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801032271
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2012
Series:	Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Duane F. Watson (PhD, Duke University) is professor of New Testament studies at Malone College in Canton, Ohio, and is the editor of several books, including Reading Second Peter with New Eyes. Terrance Callan (PhD, Yale University) is the dean of special studies at the Athenaeum of Ohio in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has published several books, including The Origins of Christian Faith.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface to First Peter
Preface to Second Peter
Introduction to First Peter
1 Peter 1:1-2:10—Part 1: God's Provision for Salvation, and Christians' Status before God
1 Peter 1:1-2—The Letter Prescript: Establishing Authority, Identity, and Goodwill
1 Peter 1:3-12—Thanksgiving for God's Gift of Salvation
1 Peter 1:13-21—The Call and Motivation to Holiness
1 Peter 1:22-25—Born Anew by the Word of God for Mutual Love
1 Peter 2:1-3—Growing into Salvation
1 Peter 2:4-10—Christ as the Living Stone, and Christians as the Spiritual House and God's People
1 Peter 2:11-4:11—Part 2: Living Honorably among the Gentiles
1 Peter 2:11-12—Introduction to the Main Theme
1 Peter 2:13-3:7—The Household Code
1 Peter 3:8-12—Practicing Mutual Love and Peace with All
1 Peter 3:13-22—Doing Good Rather than Evil amid Suffering, after Christ's Example
1 Peter 4:1-6—Living in the Spirit and Doing the Will of God
1 Peter 4:7-11—The Need for Mutual Responsibility in Light of the End
1 Peter 4:12-5:14—Part 3: Exhortations on Faithful Suffering among Gentiles, and Conclusion
1 Peter 4:12-19—Suffering Faithfully among the Gentiles
1 Peter 5:1-11—Concluding Exhortations
1 Peter 5:12-14—Epistolary Postscript
Introduction to Second Peter
2 Peter 1:1-15—The Letter Opening
2 Peter 1:16-3:13—The Letter Body
2 Peter 1:16-2:10a—Two Arguments against Opponents
2 Peter 2:10b-22—Critique of Opponents
2 Peter 3:1-13—Occasion of the Letter Restated, and Argument against Opponents Resumed
2 Peter 3:14-18—The Letter Closing
Indexes

Editorial Reviews

Longman (Biblical Studies, Westmont Coll.), Watson (New Testament Studies, Malone Coll.), and Callan (special studies, Athenaeum of Ohio) continue the trend of excellence exhibited in the rest of the series. As is typical of Biblical commentaries, these titles provide a translation; commentaries on the canonical text; examination of the biblical message(s); attention to the poetic structures, literary devices, and rhetorical strategies inherent in each text; and reflections on the works' cultural, literary, and theological settings. Further, each volume includes extensive bibliographies and indexes and, in First and Second Peter, photographs, maps, and sidebars provide context. VERDICT These well-researched and clearly written volumes offer lucid expositions of Biblical texts based upon solid scholarship. They are a welcome addition to Wisdom literature and Petrine Biblical studies. Recommended for large academic and seminary libraries.—Jacqueline Parascandola, Columbia Univ. Libs., New York

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