Foreknowledge and social identity in 1 Peter /
Paul A. Himes ; foreword by David Alan Black.
- 1 online resource.
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013 under title: A foreknown destiny for the socially destitute : an examination of 1 Peter's concept of foreknowledge in the establishment of social-spiritual identity.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Thesis and survey of scholarship, and methodology -- Displacement terminology and social identity in 1 Peter -- The significance of semantic range and context for interpretation -- The semantic range of [Prognōsis] and [Proginōschō] -- The concept of foreknowledge in three key texts in First Peter (1:2; 1:10-12; and 1:20) -- The significance of foreknowledge for a new social identity in 1 Peter.
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Bible.--Peter, 1st--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible.--Peter, 1st--Social scientific criticism.
Group identity. God (Christianity)--Omniscience. RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Paul's Letters