Acknowledging the Divine Benefactor

Acknowledging the Divine Benefactoris a socio-rhetorical interpretation of the Second Letter of Peter. Using multiple interpretive perspectives and emphasising the pictorial dimensions of 2 Peter, Terrance Callan shows that the letter makes the following argument: since Jesus Christ has given his followers benefits, including the promise of sharing in divine nature, they need to make a proper return for these benefits by living virtuously; and this in turn will enable them to receive the fulfilment of the promise. The occasion of the letter is that Peter's death is near. He writes so the addressees can remember his teaching after his death. The author expounds this teaching because some people do not await the future fulfilment of Christ's promises and so do not emphasise the need for virtuous living. Terrance Callan is Professor of Biblical Studies at The Athenaeum of Ohio. He is the author of several articles on 2 Peter and the commentary on 2 Peter in "First and Second Peter" 2012. He is also the author of "Dying and Rising with Christ: The Theology of Paul the Apostle" 2006. ? "This book uses the new form of socio-rhetorical commentary that the Rhetoric of Religious Antiquity Project is refining in the Society of Biblical Literature. Following the new format, Terrance Callan presents work in progress on 2 Peter that expands socio-rhetorical interpretation beyond its earlier emphasis on the texture of texts by framing his commentary with sections on the rhetography and rhetorical force of the text. This preview points positively forward toward the potential of fully-developed commentary on texts using this format." Vernon K. Robbins, Emory University. "In his work 'Acknowledging the Divine Benefactor', Terrance Callan brilliantly shows just how much this methodology has to contribute. The work is readable, full of good scholarship, theological, and delightfully candid. It is a contribution to the field that no serious interpreter of this letter should pass up." Peter H. Davids, Houston Baptist University.

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Author(s) - Terrance Callan

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ISBN - 9780227175217

Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm

Page Count - 232