The second volume in Travis B. Williams' and David G. Horrell's magisterial ICC commentary on first Peter.
Williams and Horrell bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic, textual, archaeological, historical, literary, and theological - to help the reader understand the letter. This second covers the major part of the letter, providing commentary on 2.11 to the end of the letter. The exegesis provides for each passage sections on bibliography, text-criticism, literary introduction, detailed exegesis, and overall summary.
The volume concludes with a comprehensive bibliography, which covers the whole epistle.
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As a reviewer, I am delighted to report that reading this volume has been a joy. Over 100 years separate this work from his predecessor in the ICC [ International Critical Commentary] series. I expect a similar length of time will pass before a successor is commissioned. * Biblica * Williams and Horrell have done all Primopetrine scholars a great service... It is most comprehensive and will set the standard for scholarly study in 1 Peter for years to come. Every library of theological higher education should procure it for students and faculties use. New Testament scholars, as able, should also prioritize purchasing this treasure trove of scholarship. * The Gospel Coalition *
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The second volume of Horrell's and Williams' ICC commentary on 1 Peter, demonstrating the letter's contribution to the development of early Christianity.
Preface
Maps
Abbreviations
Instructions to Wives and (More Briefly) to Husbands (3.17)
Excursus: Preaching to the Spirits in Prison
Exhortation to Keep Away From Sin and a Past Way of Life, for Judgment Will
Come (4.16)
Instruction to Elders and to the Whole Community (5.15)
Bibliography
Travis B. Williams is Professor of Religion at Tusculum University, USA. He has published extensively on the letter of 1 Peter, including numerous articles and essays as well as two major monographs: Good Works in 1 Peter: Negotiating Social Conflict and Christian Identity in the Greco-Roman World (2014) and Persecution in 1 Peter: Differentiating and Contextualizing Early Christian Suffering (2012).
David G. Horrell is Professor of New Testament Studies at the University of Exeter, UK. He is the author of several books, including Becoming Christian: Essays on 1 Peter and the Making of Christian Identity (T&T Clark, 2013), 1 Peter (New Testament Guides; T&T Clark, 2008), and Solidarity and Difference (T&T Clark, 2005, second edn 2016). He was the editor of the Journal for the Study of the New Testament from 2002-2007.
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