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Strangers to Family: Diaspora and 1 Peter's Invention of God's Household
Shively T.J. Smith
Strangers to Family: Diaspora and 1 Peter's Invention of God's Household
Shively T.J. Smith
In Strangers to FamilyShively Smith reads the Letter of 1 Peter through a new model of diaspora. Smith illuminates this peculiarly Petrine understanding of diaspora by situating it among three other select perspectives from extant Hellenist Jewish writings: the Daniel court tales, the Letter of Aristeas, and Philo's works.
218 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | October 15, 2016 |
ISBN13 | 9781481305488 |
Publishers | Baylor University Press |
Pages | 229 |
Dimensions | 238 × 166 × 28 mm · 498 g |
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