Open AccessResurrection in 1 Peter
Author(s) -
Philip H. Towner
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the biblical annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.101
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2451-2168
pISSN - 2083-2222
DOI - 10.31743/biban.4516
Subject(s) - ideology , politics , dimension (graph theory) , term (time) , philosophy , history , literature , sociology , epistemology , religious studies , law , political science , art , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics
This study observes the literary role of the language of "resurrection" in developing the message of 1 Peter. The term itself goes mainly unexplained, and must be understood as part of the "retranslation" process in which the author is engaged--a process by which a dominant Roman political ideology is challenged as believers are encouraged to "rewrite" their lives in terms of experiencing the sufferings as a "normal" dimension of Christian existence.