Why does 1 Peter 3,19 Mention the Spirits in Custody?
Compared to the intense scholarly interest in the identity of the spirits to whom Christ went and made proclamation according to 1 Peter 3,19-20, surprisingly little attention has been devoted to the rhetorical function of the account. This article argues that the passage must be read in light of th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Biblica
Year: 2024, Volume: 105, Issue: 1, Pages: 113-126 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Petrusbrief 1. 3
/ Spirits
/ Noah
/ Oppression
/ Jesus Christus
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
bibel petrusbrief 1, 3,19-20
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| Summary: | Compared to the intense scholarly interest in the identity of the spirits to whom Christ went and made proclamation according to 1 Peter 3,19-20, surprisingly little attention has been devoted to the rhetorical function of the account. This article argues that the passage must be read in light of the well-attested idea that the disobedient spirits of Noah’s time were engaged in deceiving the nations. The reference to their defeat, therefore, serves the author’s exhortations to transformative resistance against the audience’s oppressors and suggests that these opponents may be converted. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/BIB.105.1.3293260 |