Ethics in 1 Peter: The Imitatio Christi and the Ethics of Suffering in 1 Peter and the Gospel of Mark-A Comparative Study

Many refer to 1 Peter as an exegetical stepchild within the New Testament; that is, it does not receive the same attention as the Pauline writings, the Gospels, or the Johannine literature. Yet Martin Luther held the First Letter of Peter to be essential to one's own salvation. In keeping with the tradition of Reformation-inspired New Testament theology, and building on the work of John H. Elliott, Elritia Le Roux highlights an affinity between the theology of Mark and the theology of 1 Peter. Ethics in 1 Peter elaborates particularly the similar ways that Mark and 1 Peter handle Christology and the ethics that flows from it. Le Roux argues that both the Gospel of Mark and the First Letter of Peter Christology (specifically Christ's passion) lay a foundation for an ethics of suffering.

Author: Elritia Le Roux
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 04/18/2018
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9781498245777

About the Author
Elritia Le Roux is Research Associate in the Department of New Testament Studies at the University of Pretoria. Her work has appeared in HTS Theological Studies and Verbum et Ecclesia. Le Roux is an ordained minister in the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk.