1, 2 Peter and Jude Through the Centuries (Hardcover)

· 제목 : 1, 2 Peter and Jude Through the Centuries (Hardcover) 
· 분류 : 외국도서 > 종교/명상/점술 > 종교 > 성경묵상 > 일반
· ISBN : 9781118973301
· 쪽수 : 336쪽
· 출판일 : 2020-04-22

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