The Letter of Jude and the Second Letter of Peter: A Theological Commentary

The Letter of Jude and the Second Letter of Peter: A Theological Commentary

The Letter of Jude and the Second Letter of Peter: A Theological Commentary

The Letter of Jude and the Second Letter of Peter: A Theological Commentary

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Overview

Too small to be important, too different to be trusted. The New Testament's Catholic letters have suffered neglect when compared to the attention lavished upon Jesus, the Gospels, and Paul. Jude and 2 Peter, especially, have been ignored. Jörg Frey remedies this dearth with this full-scale commentary on Jude and 2 Peter. Frey's meticulous, sustained verse-by-verse interpretation highlights the theological achievements of the two canonical writings without sidestepping any of the open historical and literary questions plaguing these two pseudepigraphal letters.

The Letter of Jude and the Second Letter of Peter investigates the historical location of the two writings, the literary context, the shape of their arguments, and the profile of the respective opponents that are the central concern of each epistle. The analysis also explores Jude and 2 Peter's use of biblical, Second Temple Jewish, and apocalyptic traditions, the long-recognized interrelation between the two letters, and the difficult text-critical issues that haunt both.

Frey's careful interpretation points to the theological work each letter performs. Jude takes part in a critical debate within the Pauline and post-Pauline communities, while 2 Peter becomes a testimony to the theological discussions of the second century. Far from insignificant or irrelevant, the epistles provide invaluable insight into the growth and consolidation of early Christian tradition. With this groundbreaking commentary, Frey rightly draws our attention back to these texts' important role within the canon and early Christianity.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781481309196
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Publication date: 10/15/2018
Pages: 560
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.55(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Jörg Frey is Professor of New Testament Studies at the University of Zurich.

What People are Saying About This

Jörg Frey is asking all the right questions and exploring all plausible solutions in his commentary on Jude and 2 Peter. He offers fresh examinations of old interpretative conundrums dogging any critical study of Jude and 2 Peter. This commentary is a necessary read for all serious students of the letters of Jude and 2 Peter, in particular, and the Catholic Letters and Petrine tradition, in general.

Rob Wall

A timely, powerful new reading of 2 Peter and Jude. It cannot be emphasized enough how important Frey’s commentary is for rehabilitating the study and preaching of the Catholic Epistles.

Shively T. J. Smith

Jörg Frey is asking all the right questions and exploring all plausible solutions in his commentary on Jude and 2 Peter. He offers fresh examinations of old interpretative conundrums dogging any critical study of Jude and 2 Peter. This commentary is a necessary read for all serious students of the letters of Jude and 2 Peter, in particular, and the Catholic Letters and Petrine tradition, in general.

Jens Herzer

In his commentary, Frey comprehensively demonstrates the particular contributions of Jude and the Second Letter of Peter to the discourses in early Christianity, and he offers new solutions to theological questions still open and under discussion. It is a milestone of scholarship.

Steven Kraftchick

Frey’s commentary is a remarkable work of analysis and writing. It is at once the most thorough treatment of every aspect of these two letters and, at the same time, a source of fresh thinking. This is a significant commentary, and it will be a standard for those interested in Jude and 2 Peter.

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