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Strangers to Family: Diaspora and 1 Peteras Invention of Godas Household
Shively T. J. Smith
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Description for Strangers to Family: Diaspora and 1 Peteras Invention of Godas Household
Hardback. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HRCC2; HRCF2; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 530.
In Strangers to Family Shively Smith reads the Letter of 1 Peter through a new model of diaspora. Smith illuminates this peculiarly Petrine understanding of diaspora by situating it among three other select perspectives from extant Hellenist Jewish writings: the Daniel court tales, the Letter of Aristeas, and Philo's works. While 1 Peter tends to be taken as representative of how diaspora was understood in Hellenistic Jewish and early Christian circles, Smith demonstrates that 1 Peter actually reverses the most fundamental meaning of diaspora as conceived by its literarypeers. Instead of connoting the scattering of a people with a ... Read more
In Strangers to Family Shively Smith reads the Letter of 1 Peter through a new model of diaspora. Smith illuminates this peculiarly Petrine understanding of diaspora by situating it among three other select perspectives from extant Hellenist Jewish writings: the Daniel court tales, the Letter of Aristeas, and Philo's works. While 1 Peter tends to be taken as representative of how diaspora was understood in Hellenistic Jewish and early Christian circles, Smith demonstrates that 1 Peter actually reverses the most fundamental meaning of diaspora as conceived by its literarypeers. Instead of connoting the scattering of a people with a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
530g
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Waco, United States
ISBN
9781481305488
SKU
V9781481305488
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About Shively T. J. Smith
Shively T. J. Smith is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.
Reviews for Strangers to Family: Diaspora and 1 Peteras Invention of Godas Household
Overall, this book is extremely well-written, and filled with many valuable insights. Especially illuminating is the way that 1 Peter's vision of diaspora is set in contrast to that of other Second Temple authors, thereby emphasizing the letter's unique perspective.
Travis B. Williams
Expository Times Shively Smith offers a powerful reading of 1 Peter as diasporic literature that ... Read more
Travis B. Williams
Expository Times Shively Smith offers a powerful reading of 1 Peter as diasporic literature that ... Read more