Horrell Ch 6 Flashcards
What makes 1 Peter a theologically significant text?
It is especially saturated in the Jewish scriptures.
It is a fine example of early Christian doctrinal and ethical instruction.
1 Peter has played a very significant role in
contributing to a developing sense of Christian identity
What three categories of Christian belief are prominent in 1 Peter?
Doxological (that is, worship and praise of God),
Antagonistic (that is, opposition to evil) and Soteriological (that is, orientated towards salvation which will be consummated in the future).
What ideas, which are only glimpsed elsewhere in the NT, does 1 Peter treat more fully?
the idea of Christ as the suffering one, who sets out a path for his followers to tread
The descriptions of Christ’s proclamation to the imprisoned spirits (3.18-22) and the indication that the gospel was preached to the dead (4.6)
In what ways does 1 Peter offer hope?
Its message for its readers centers around their sure hope of salvation
The letter also tries to help its readers to negotiate
their difficult existence in a hostile world
What is supersessionism?
The idea that the Church has replaced Israel
as the people of God
In regards to supersessionism in 1 Peter, what does Horrell see as the key issue?
the silence of the letter concerning the status and fate of ‘unbelieving’ Israel, the Jews.
What does Horrell conclude about the silence concerning the status of unbelieving Israel?
The silence makes it possible to appropriate the text within a wider theology which constructs a positive place both for the Church and for Israel
Define ‘polite resistance’
Christians should seek to negate criticism of their way of life, but this does not mean that he wants them to conform entirely to the expectations and customs of the world in which they live.
Why have feminist scholars been critical of 1 Peter?
Feminist scholars have often been critical of 1 Peter, because of the way in which it urges wives to submit to their husbands, to attempt to ‘win them over’ by pure and quiet conduct.
How does Kathleen Corley view the admonitions to slaves and wives in 1 Peter?
Corley sees 1 Peter’s call to slaves and wives to imitate the suffering Christ by quietly and submissively accepting their suffering as a disastrous stance that ‘merely perpetuates a cycle of victimization, violence, and abuse in domestic situations’.
What is Achtemeier’s view of 1 Peter’s command to wives?
It is geared to the specific situation of relations with a non-Christian husband,
What is Achtemeier’s view of 1 Peter’s command to husbands?
Peter’s instruction to husbands shows that his view of Christian marriage is one of equality between the partners
How can historical criticism help us?
It helps us to understand how and why the author wrote as he did, addressing a particular situation and perceiving particular needs on the part of his audience.
How can the history of interpretation help us?
It can help us to see how different readers have
read and used the text differently over time, and in ways that are shaped by their own location, presuppositions and interests.
What does Horrell propose as a safeguard against oppressive interpretations?
Ensure that biblical interpretation takes place in an inclusive and diverse community, in which the voices
of those oppressed by particular readings are included and heard.
