Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on 1-2 Peter

Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians, Volume 2 is the one of two volumes extending Ben Witherington’s innovative socio-rhetorical analysis of New Testament books to the latter-Pauline and non-Pauline corpora. By dividing the volumes according to the socioreligious contexts for which they were written, Witherington sheds fresh light on the documents, their provenance, character and importance. Throughout, Witherington shows his thorough knowledge of recent literature on these texts and focuses his attention on the unique insights brought about through socio-rhetorical analysis that either reinforces or corrects those gleaned from other approaches. ＂Bridging the Horizons＂ sections point to the relevance of the text for believers today, making this volume of special value to pastors and general readers as well as to students and scholars.

Ben Witherington III (PhD, University of Durham, England) is professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He is the author of many books on the New Testament, including Jesus the Sage, The Paul Quest, A Week in the Life of Corinth and his two-volume New Testament Theology and Ethics. He has appeared on numerous TV news programs such as Dateline, 60 Minutes and 20/20.