Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Methodology
- Part II Literal Sense Exegesis
- 2 Chosen for salvation
- 3 The provision of salvation
- 4 Rebirthed unto salvation
- 5 The expectation of salvation
- 6 Salvation as future victory and vindication
- Part III Intercatholic conversation
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of names
- Index of References
6 - Salvation as future victory and vindication
from Part II - Literal Sense Exegesis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Methodology
- Part II Literal Sense Exegesis
- 2 Chosen for salvation
- 3 The provision of salvation
- 4 Rebirthed unto salvation
- 5 The expectation of salvation
- 6 Salvation as future victory and vindication
- Part III Intercatholic conversation
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of names
- Index of References
Summary
1 Peter 3:18–22: The suffering and vindication of Christ
Without doubt this passage constitutes the greatest challenge to the interpreter of this epistle. Werner Bieder calls it a ‘schier unlösbare Rätsel’. Jean Galot refers to it as ‘le plus difficile de l’épître … aussi un des plus obscure de toute la Bible.’ Martin Luther’s perplexity over this passage is often quoted: ‘Das ist ein wunderlicher Text und finsterer Spruch, als freilich einer im Neuen Testament ist, das ich noch nicht gewiss weiss, was St. Peter meint.’ This passage raises a number of challenging questions for the exegete concerning its structure, syntax, relationship to the immediate and broader context, conceptual background, coherence, meaning, and relationship to 4:1–6 (especially 4:6). These issues will be explored as we consider this passage’s contribution to our understanding of salvation in 1 Peter (3:18 will receive fuller treatment in other parts of this work).
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- The Doctrine of Salvation in the First Letter of Peter , pp. 188 - 226Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011