Himes, Paul A.,

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.

9781630875138 1630875139


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


Electronic books.

BS2795.52 / .H56 2014

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