Persecution in 1 Peter: Differentiating and Contextualizing Early Christian Suffering (Supplements to Novum Testamentum, 145) - Hardcover

Williams, Travis B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004241892 ISBN 13: 9789004241893

Publisher: Brill Academic Pub, 2012

Synopsis

In Persecution in 1 Peter, Travis B. Williams offers a comprehensive and detailed socio-historical investigation into the nature of suffering in 1 Peter. While interpreters commonly portray the conflict situation addressed by the epistle as "unofficial" persecution consisting of discrimination and verbal abuse, Williams demonstrates the inadequacy of this modern consensus by situating the letter against the backdrop of conflict management in first-century CE Asia Minor. Drawing on a wide range of historical evidence and on modern social-psychological perspectives, this work reconstructs the conflict situation of the Anatolian audience and offers important insights regarding the legal culpability of Christians following the Neronian persecution, the roles of local and provincial authorities in the judicial process, and the variegated conflict experiences of different socio-economic groups within the Christian communities.

About this title

About the Author

Travis B. Williams (Ph.D. - University of Exeter) is Associate Professor of Religion at Tusculum College

Review

" . . . this volume will probably remain a standard presentation and a must reading for students of 1 Peter for years to come both because of its comprehensive discussion and its tightly knit argumentation." -Torrey Seland (Review of Biblical Literature)

"Das Buch ist grundlegend für histo-rische Auslegung des 1Petr." -Theo K. Heckel (Theologische Literaturzeitung)

". . . the study, well-organized and written with laudable clarity, is a rich resource of geographical, political, economic, social and cultural detail concerning the Anatolian context of 1 Peter. It should be required reading for all future research on 1 Peter and other Asia Minor texts." -John H. Elliott (Biblical Theology Bulletin)

'"Anyone working on I Peter specifically, or on the diverse and complex ways that first-century Christians in Asia Minor navigated and negotiated their social environments generally, will be forced either to build upon Williams s work or else to reckon with it. Williams presents his argument in a clear and accessible manner. While the book is best suited to researchers and graduate students, one could certainly make good use of individual chapters in upper- level undergraduate courses. Given the breadth of Williams s study and the wealth of material he covers, the book will appeal to readers with a wide range of interests."' Scott S. Elliott, Adrian College, "Journal of Theological Studies"' October 2013"

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 9004241892
• ISBN 13: 9789004241893
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 483