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Die eskatologie van 1 Petrus: hoop en vindikasie vir tydelike en permanente uitlanders
In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi | Vol 44, No 1 | a144 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ids.v44i1.144
| © 2010 Fika Janse van Rensburg
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 25 July 2010 | Published: 25 July 2010
Submitted: 25 July 2010 | Published: 25 July 2010
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Fika Janse van Rensburg, Skool vir Bybelwetenskappe & Antieke Tale, Potchefstroomkampus, Noordwes-Universiteit, South AfricaFull Text:
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The eschatology of 1 Peter: hope and vindication for visiting and resident strangers
The addressees of 1 Peter were living in an unfriendly environ-ment. They were aliens and strangers, probably not only because of their Christian faith, but mainly because they were not citizens of the areas they lived in. Their alien status con-tributed considerably to their special situation, and this is the context within which the eschatology of 1 Peter is constructed. This article presents a working definition of eschatology. Then it constructs the life situation of the addressees. The eschato-logical utterances are identified and categorised, and the argument of 1 Peter is briefly constructed. The eschatological utterances are then interpreted. Finally the eschatology of 1 Peter is concluded and summarised.
The addressees of 1 Peter were living in an unfriendly environ-ment. They were aliens and strangers, probably not only because of their Christian faith, but mainly because they were not citizens of the areas they lived in. Their alien status con-tributed considerably to their special situation, and this is the context within which the eschatology of 1 Peter is constructed. This article presents a working definition of eschatology. Then it constructs the life situation of the addressees. The eschato-logical utterances are identified and categorised, and the argument of 1 Peter is briefly constructed. The eschatological utterances are then interpreted. Finally the eschatology of 1 Peter is concluded and summarised.
Keywords
1 Peter; Alienity; Discrimination; Eschatology; Retaliation; Vindication
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