1, 2 Peter and Jude through the centuries. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: First and Second Peter and Jude through the centuries
• Further Information: Note: Rebecca Skaggs.
• Authors: Skaggs, Rebecca
• Contents: Acknowledgments ix Abbreviations xii Introduction 1 Historical Overview and Genre 2 Reception Historical Sources for 1, 2 Peter, and Jude 6 Significant Ancient Interpreters 7 Nineteenth‐ and Twentieth‐Century Perspectives 10 Aims and Methods of this Commentary 14 Literary Relationships: Which Came First – Jude or 2 Peter? 18 Chapter 1 The Transformed Life in the Context of Suffering, Grace, Hope, and Love (1:1–2:10) 22 Author, Audience, and Abundant Grace (1:1–2) 22 The Meaning and Purpose of Suffering (1:3–10) 26 Consequences of the Transformed Life: Suffering Related to the Suffering of Christ (1:11–12) 36 Consequences of the Transformed Life: Hope, Holiness, and Love (1:13–23) 40 The Transformed Life: Three Metaphors (1:24 – 2:10) 47 The Grass Metaphor (1:24, 25) 47 The Milk Metaphor (2:1–3) 49 The Living Stones Metaphor (2:4–10) 51 Doctrinal Interpretations: The Priesthood of all Believers 54 Doctrinal Interpretations: Eternal Security 55 Chapter 2 Three Practical Situations (1 Peter 2:11–3:17) 57 Transition (2:11–12) 57 The Governing Authorities (2:13–17) 59 Slavery (2:18–25) 66 Submission and Suffering for Doing Good 68 Christ as Guardian of Our Souls, v.25 74 Marriage (3:1–7) 76 Ornamentation (3:3–6) 83 To “Husbands” (3:7) 86 The “Weaker Vessel” (3:7) 88 Transition: Summary and Concepts to Come (3:8–17) 88 Summary: Live in Harmony and Mutual Love (3:8–12) 89 Suffering for Doing Good (3:13–17) 89 Chapter 3 Christ’s Visit to the Spirits in Prison, 3:18–22 91 Christ’s Resurrection, the Ground of the Transformed Life 91 The Preaching or Announcement in Hades 96 The Audience for Christ’s Preaching 97 Religious Traditions 105 Opposition 108 Summary of the Effects of 1 Peter 3:18–22 So Far 109 Other Interpretations 110 Effects in Literature 110 Effects in Music 112 Effects in Drama 112 Effects in Art 114 Relation to the Harrowing of Hell Tradition 128 Summary/Observations 130 Chapter 4 The Transformed Life: The Believer as Sufferer (1 Peter 4:1–19) 132 Suffering is in God’s Control (4:7–11) 138 Love Covers a Multitude of Sins (v.8) 139 Love Shown in Joyful Service and Hospitality (4:9–11) 141 Suffering for Being a Christian (4:12–19) 142 The Spirit of Glory … Rests upon You (v.14) 144 Judgment Begins with the House of God (4:17) 145 Scarcely Saved (vv.18–19) 146 Chapter 5 Final Exhortations and Greetings (1 Peter 5:1–14) 149 Message to Three Groups (5:1–10): “Elders” (vv.1–4); the “Younger” (vv.5–6); and “All” (vv.6–10) 149 The Message to “All” (vv.2, 6–10) 155 God Gives Grace to the Humble (vv.6–11) 157 The Final Promise to All (vv.10–11) 160 Final Greetings: Who, Where, and How (vv.12–14) 161 Who is Silvanus and What is His Role in the Writing of the Epistle? 161 Who is “Mark?” 162 Where/What is Babylon? 162 Chapter 6 Jude: A Dynamic Response to Heresy 166 Greeting and Purpose 166 Purpose (v.3) 170 The Body of the Epistle: Charges/Punishment Predicted (vv.4–16) 173 The Fallen Angels: Second Example of Punishment (v.6) 175 Sodom and Gomorrah: Third Example (v.7) 178 Second Set of Triple Charges (vv.8–11): Pollution, Rejection of Authority, Slander of Heavenly Beings 180 The Illustration: The Dispute Between Michael and Satan (v.9) 182 Three Examples of Punishment: Cain, Balaam, and Korah (v.11) 184 Metaphors of Charges Against the Teachers (vv.12–16) 186 Prediction of Punishment: Enoch’s Prophecy (vv.14–16) 188 Exhortations to the Faithful (17–23) 191 Closing Doxology (vv.24–25) 194 Effects in Literature, Culture, and Art: Michael and Satan’s Dispute (v.9) 196 Chapter 7 Excursus: Jude’s Role in the Reception History of Enoch 200 Enoch in the Early Church 201 Summary 205 Effects in Literature, Culture, and Art: The Fallen Angels, Jude 6; 2 Peter 2:4 206 Chapter 8 Greetings and the Bases for Certainty (2 Peter 1) 213 Greetings: Authorship, Authenticity, and Authority (1:1–2) 213 The Basis for Certainty and Peter’s Response: Participation in the Divine Nature (1:4–11) 216 Can Salvation Be Lost? (vv.10–11) 222 More Grounds for Certainty: Eyewitness Testimony (1:12–15) 223 Even More Grounds for Certainty: The Nature of Prophecy and the Inspiration of Scripture (1:16–21) 225 Chapter 9 The False Teachers and Peter’s Response (2 Peter 2:1–22) 232 Chapter 10 Where is the Promise of His Coming? (2 Peter 3:1–18) 244 Reaffirmation and Reminders (3:1–3) 244 Where is the Promise and Peter’s Response: Judgment andRescue (3:4–10) 248 Final Exhortations (3:11–18) 252 Chapter 11 Excursus: Delay of the Parousia (2 Peter 3) 255 Modern and Current Scholarship (eighteenth to twenty-first centuries) 261 Concluding Remarks 265 Appendix 1: Who Wrote These Epistles? The Reception of 1, 2 Peter and Jude 268 Appendix 2: Ancient Writers, their Writings, and their Sources 273 Appendix 3: Reception Historical Timeline 279 Appendix 4: Overview of the Reception History of Enoch 284 Glossary 288 Bibliography 296 Index of Biblical References 312 Index 316
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Chichester : Wiley Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 227.907
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781118973288
• Related ISBNs: 9781118973271
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