Strangers in the Light: Philonic Perspectives on Christian Identity in 1 Peter (Biblical Interpretation Series)

Strangers in the Light: Philonic Perspectives on Christian Identity in 1 Peter......Page 4
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Introduction: Strangers in the Light......Page 12
Introduction......Page 20
A Scenario of Letter production in the Graeco-Roman World......Page 21
The Role of the Author’s Community......Page 31
Silvanus (1 Pet 5:12) in Recent Research......Page 33
The Force of the Expression “to write by” (γραφειν διά)......Page 35
The Regions of Destination......Page 39
The Various Regions Mentioned......Page 40
The Specific Regions......Page 41
Roads and Road Structures......Page 43
Conclusions......Page 47
2. Paroikos kai parepidemos: Proselyte Characterizations in 1 Peter?......Page 50
The Recipients as Former Proselytes......Page 53
The Recipients as Social Strangers and Aliens......Page 55
Metaphorical Readings......Page 57
Preliminary Conclusions and Further Suggestions......Page 60
Old Testament Background: Masoretic Text and Septuagint......Page 63
Strangers and Proselytes in the Works of Philo......Page 67
Allegorical Interpretations......Page 68
Proselytes in the Exposition......Page 69
Further Conclusions......Page 71
The Recipients as πάροικοι and παρεπιδήμοι......Page 72
The Perceived Conditions of the Recipients in Light of Philo’s Descriptions of Proselytes......Page 74
Leaving the Polytheism for Monotheism......Page 79
Leaving One’s Country, Family and Kinsfolk......Page 80
Entering a Community of Fictive Kinship and Brotherly Love......Page 85
Summary and Conclusion......Page 88
Introduction......Page 90
The Priesthoods of Israel According to Philo......Page 93
Philo’s Views on the Temple......Page 95
Philo’s Views on the High Priest......Page 96
Philo’s Views on the Priesthood of Israel......Page 99
Summary......Page 102
The ‘Common Priesthood’ of 1 Peter 2:5+9......Page 103
οἰκοδομεῖσθε; Imperative or Indicative......Page 105
οἶκος; House, Building or Temple, or ?......Page 106
βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα; Two Nouns or Adjective and Noun?......Page 109
ἱεράτευμα; Corporative or Individualistic, or Denoting rather a Function?......Page 114
The Role of the Priesthood: ἐξαγγείλητε; Proclaim or Praise?......Page 118
Conclusions......Page 125
4.: The Moderate Life of the Christian paroikoi: A Philonic Reading of 1 Peter 2:11......Page 128
Reading the Works of Philo......Page 129
The Two Terms πάροικος and παρεπίδημος in the Works of Philo......Page 130
The ‘Soul’ in the Works of Philo......Page 131
The Division of the Soul......Page 133
The Immigration of the Soul......Page 134
ψυχή and ἐπιθυμία in the Writings of Philo......Page 138
A Philonic Reading of 1 Peter 2:11......Page 139
Ἀγαπητοί, παρακαλῶ ώς .........Page 140
παροίκους καὶ παραπιδήμους......Page 141
ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν σαρκικῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν αἵτινες στρατεύονται κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς......Page 147
Conclusions......Page 155
Introduction......Page 158
Trends in Recent Studies of 1 Peter......Page 160
The View of John M.G. Barclay......Page 164
Acculturation/Assimilation in Recent Research......Page 167
A Closer Look at the Acculturation/ Assimilation Issues......Page 171
Towards a Model of Acculturation/ Assimilation......Page 172
Outlook: Important Variables for Social Relationships......Page 176
Acculturation/Assimilation in 1 Peter......Page 178
Acculturation/Assimilation as Socializing into the Christian System......Page 179
(Re)acculturation/ assimilation to the Graeco-Roman World......Page 183
The Marginalization/ Separation Options......Page 184
Acculturation: Cultural or Behavioral Assimilation......Page 185
Structural Assimilation......Page 187
Identificational Assimilation......Page 192
Attitude-, Behavior Receptional- and Civic Assimilation......Page 197
Conclusions......Page 199
Epilogue......Page 202
Works Cited......Page 204
Index of Authors......Page 216
Index of Scriptural References......Page 220