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8 - From (Re)Generation to Ethnos

Mapping Systematic Metaphors in 1 Peter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2022

Katie Marcar
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University of Otago, New Zealand
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What is the significance of Christians’ new identity in 1 Peter 2:11-5:11? This chapter argues that this identity is foundational for the exhortation that follows. The exhortation in 2:11-5:11 is deeply informed by the structures and conventions of Jewish and Greco-Roman exemplarity discourse. Greek, Roman, and Jewish discourse exhibited a strong preference for domestic role models. As a new γένος, ἔθνος, and λαός, Christians needed new Christian exemplars, which 1 Peter supplies. At the family level, the best exemplars for young Roman elite were their own illustrious ancestors. Similarly, Christians, as one family in the house of God, now have a host of their own illustrious ancestors from the scriptures and Christian tradition to aspire to and imitate, such as Sarah, Noah, Christian elders, and, especially, Jesus Christ, who is Christianity’s exemplar par excellence. This chapter concludes with a detailed analysis of Jesus’ exemplarity in the exhortation to slaves (and all believers) in 2:21-25. Through his passion, Jesus provided an example for Christian to imitate in their own suffering.

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Divine Regeneration and Ethnic Identity in 1 Peter
Mapping Metaphors of Family, Race, and Nation
, pp. 254 - 263
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • From (Re)Generation to Ethnos
  • Katie Marcar, University of Otago, New Zealand
  • Book: Divine Regeneration and Ethnic Identity in 1 Peter
  • Online publication: 01 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108888844.009
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  • Katie Marcar, University of Otago, New Zealand
  • Book: Divine Regeneration and Ethnic Identity in 1 Peter
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108888844.009
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  • From (Re)Generation to Ethnos
  • Katie Marcar, University of Otago, New Zealand
  • Book: Divine Regeneration and Ethnic Identity in 1 Peter
  • Online publication: 01 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108888844.009
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