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Divine regeneration and ethnic identity in 1 Peter : mapping metaphors of family, race, and nation / Katie Marcar.

By: Series: Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 180Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022Description: xvii, 321 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781108841283
  • 1108841287
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Contents:
Introduction : why this new genos? : Christian ethnic identity in 1 Peter -- 1. Ethnicity ancient and modern -- 2. A field guide to metaphors -- 3. The structure of 1 Peter : a bird's eye view -- 4. Begotten anew : divine begetting in 1 Peter -- 5. Seed metaphors in Jewish and early Christian literature -- 6. New born babies and spiritual milk in 1 Peter 2:1-3 -- 7. From house to house of God : house and cultic language in 1 Peter 2:4-10 -- 8. From (re)generation to ethnos : mapping systematic metaphors in 1 Peter -- 9. Conclusion : the divine regeneration metaphor in 1 Peter -- Appendix. The language of rebirth in Rabbinic Judaism.
Summary: "In this book, Katie Marcar examines how 1 Peter draws together metaphors of family, ethnicity, temple, and priesthood to describe Christian identity. She examines the precedents for these metaphors in Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity in order to highlight the originality, creativity, and theological depth of the text. She then explores how these metaphors are combined and developed in 1 Peter to create complex, narratival metaphors that reframe believers' understanding of themselves, their community, and their world. Integrating insights on ethnicity and race in the ancient and modern world, as well as insights from metaphor studies, Marcar examines why it is important for Christians to think of themselves as one family and ethnic group. Marcar concludes by distilling the metaphors of divine regeneration down to their underlying systematic metaphors"--Page 4 of cover.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Main Collection John Kinder Theological Library BS2795.6.I33 MAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A42390008
Main Collection Theology House BS2795.6.I33 MAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A00440462

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-305) and indexes.

Introduction : why this new genos? : Christian ethnic identity in 1 Peter -- 1. Ethnicity ancient and modern -- 2. A field guide to metaphors -- 3. The structure of 1 Peter : a bird's eye view -- 4. Begotten anew : divine begetting in 1 Peter -- 5. Seed metaphors in Jewish and early Christian literature -- 6. New born babies and spiritual milk in 1 Peter 2:1-3 -- 7. From house to house of God : house and cultic language in 1 Peter 2:4-10 -- 8. From (re)generation to ethnos : mapping systematic metaphors in 1 Peter -- 9. Conclusion : the divine regeneration metaphor in 1 Peter -- Appendix. The language of rebirth in Rabbinic Judaism.

"In this book, Katie Marcar examines how 1 Peter draws together metaphors of family, ethnicity, temple, and priesthood to describe Christian identity. She examines the precedents for these metaphors in Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity in order to highlight the originality, creativity, and theological depth of the text. She then explores how these metaphors are combined and developed in 1 Peter to create complex, narratival metaphors that reframe believers' understanding of themselves, their community, and their world. Integrating insights on ethnicity and race in the ancient and modern world, as well as insights from metaphor studies, Marcar examines why it is important for Christians to think of themselves as one family and ethnic group. Marcar concludes by distilling the metaphors of divine regeneration down to their underlying systematic metaphors"--Page 4 of cover.

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