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An analysis of 2 Peter using the pioneering socio-rhetorical technique, elucidating Peter's argument and showing the value of this new exegetical methodology.
Acknowledging the Divine Benefactor is a socio-rhetorical interpretation of the Second Letter of Peter. Using multiple interpretive perspectives and emphasising the pictorial dimensions of 2 Peter, Terrance Callan shows that the letter makes the following argument: since Jesus Christ has given his followers benefits, including the promise of sharing in divine nature, they need to make a proper return for these benefits by living virtuously; and this in turn will enable them to receive the fulfilment of the promise. The occasion of the letter is that Peter's death is near. He writes so the addressees can remember his teaching after his death. The author expounds this teaching because some people do not await the future fulfilment of Christ's promises and so do not emphasise the need for virtuous living.
Acknowledging the Divine Benefactor is a socio-rhetorical interpretation of the Second Letter of Peter. Using multiple interpretive perspectives and emphasising the pictorial dimensions of 2 Peter, Terrance Callan shows that the letter makes the following argument: since Jesus Christ has given his followers benefits, including the promise of sharing in divine nature, they need to make a proper return for these benefits by living virtuously; and this in turn will enable them to receive the fulfilment of the promise. The occasion of the letter is that Peter's death is near. He writes so the addressees can remember his teaching after his death. The author expounds this teaching because some people do not await the future fulfilment of Christ's promises and so do not emphasise the need for virtuous living.
Price: $29.99
Pages: 232
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: James Clarke
Publication Date:
26 March 2015
Trim Size: 9.02 X 5.98 in
ISBN: 9780227175217
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, Second World War, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Bibles
Acknowledging the Divine Benefactor admirably demonstrates SRI's [socio-rhetorical interpretation] use as structural methodology. ... I particularly enjoyed his 'social-cultural texture' with (translated) texts/inscriptions, e.g., decrees honouring benefactors (pp. 55-56), and identification of the frequent priority of usage of Hellenistic terms/language (over Jewish terms, pp. 75-76), patron-client relationships and honour-shame values.
— Robert S. Dutch
This book is technical yet readable, highly scholarly yet accesible and represents a thoroughly theological interpretation of the text.
— David Lloyd Williams
— Robert S. Dutch
This book is technical yet readable, highly scholarly yet accesible and represents a thoroughly theological interpretation of the text.
— David Lloyd Williams
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation
Discourses in 2 Peter
Rhetography and Rhetology
Text
Author
Addressees
Place and Time of Composition
Outline of 2 Peter
Section 1: 2 Peter 1:1-15
Letter Opening
Unit 1: 2 Peter 1:1-2 Letter Salutation
Unit 2: 2 Peter 1:3-11 Theme of Letter: Peter Proposes Honoring the Divine Benefactor by Living Wisely
Unit 3: 2 Peter 1:12-15 Occasion of Letter: Making it Possible to Remember Peter's Prophetic Teaching after His Death
Section 2: 2 Peter 1:16-2:10a
Letter Body, Part 1
Two Arguments that Jesus Will Come Again
Unit 1: 2 Peter 1:16-18 First Argument: Jesus' Transfiguration Shows that He Will Come Again
Unit 2: 2 Peter 1:19-2:10a Second Argument: The Prophetic Word Shows that Jesus Will Come Again
Section 3: 2 Peter 2:10b-22
Letter Body, Part 2
Prophetic Denunciation of the False Teachers
Unit 1: 2 Peter 2:10b-17 Prophetic Denunciation of the False Teachers' Moral Failings
Unit 2: 2 Peter 2:18-22 Prophetic Analysis of the False Teachers' Destructive Effect on Others
Section 4: 2 Peter 3:1-13
Letter Body, Part 3
Restatement of Letter's Purpose and Resumption of Its Argument
Unit 1: 2 Peter 3:1-4 Peter's Prophetic Reminder of Beneficial Teaching
Unit 2: 2 Peter 3:5-13 Renewed Argument that Jesus Will Come Again
Section 5: 2 Peter 3:14-18
Letter Closing
Bibliography
Author Index
Ancient Documents Index
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation
Discourses in 2 Peter
Rhetography and Rhetology
Text
Author
Addressees
Place and Time of Composition
Outline of 2 Peter
Section 1: 2 Peter 1:1-15
Letter Opening
Unit 1: 2 Peter 1:1-2 Letter Salutation
Unit 2: 2 Peter 1:3-11 Theme of Letter: Peter Proposes Honoring the Divine Benefactor by Living Wisely
Unit 3: 2 Peter 1:12-15 Occasion of Letter: Making it Possible to Remember Peter's Prophetic Teaching after His Death
Section 2: 2 Peter 1:16-2:10a
Letter Body, Part 1
Two Arguments that Jesus Will Come Again
Unit 1: 2 Peter 1:16-18 First Argument: Jesus' Transfiguration Shows that He Will Come Again
Unit 2: 2 Peter 1:19-2:10a Second Argument: The Prophetic Word Shows that Jesus Will Come Again
Section 3: 2 Peter 2:10b-22
Letter Body, Part 2
Prophetic Denunciation of the False Teachers
Unit 1: 2 Peter 2:10b-17 Prophetic Denunciation of the False Teachers' Moral Failings
Unit 2: 2 Peter 2:18-22 Prophetic Analysis of the False Teachers' Destructive Effect on Others
Section 4: 2 Peter 3:1-13
Letter Body, Part 3
Restatement of Letter's Purpose and Resumption of Its Argument
Unit 1: 2 Peter 3:1-4 Peter's Prophetic Reminder of Beneficial Teaching
Unit 2: 2 Peter 3:5-13 Renewed Argument that Jesus Will Come Again
Section 5: 2 Peter 3:14-18
Letter Closing
Bibliography
Author Index
Ancient Documents Index