Author:
Perkins, Pheme, author.
ImprintCollegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2022]
Descriptionxxxviii, 320 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Note:"A Michael Glazier Book."
Note:Foreword: "Come eat of my bread... and walk in the ways of wisdom" / Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza -- Editor's introduction to Wisdom commentary: "She is a breath of the power of God" (Wis 7:25) / Barbara E. Reid, OP -- Author's introduction to 1 Peter : Reading from the margins -- 1 Peter 1:1-12. Letter opening -- 1 Peter 1:13-2:10. Letter body 1: Outsiders are to become God's holy people -- 1 Peter 2:11-3:7. Letter body 2: Christ's example -- 1 Peter 3:8-4:11. Letter body 3: Love, service, and solidarity among the faithful -- 1 Peter 4:12-19. Coda: Joy in suffering with Christ -- 1 Peter 5:1-14. Closing -- Concluding reflection: Doing what is good in evil times -- Author's introduction to 2 Peter: An integrative critical method and feminist analysis -- 2 Peter 1:1-2. Greeting to the faithful, Simeon Peter as servant -- 2 Peter 1:3-11. God's generosity in summoning believers to knowledge of Jesus Christ -- 2 Peter 1:12-18. The apostolic witness authorizing the teaching : transfiguration -- 2 Peter 1:19. Morning star -- 2 Peter 1:20-2:2. The intrusion of false prophets and teachers disrupting the community -- 2 Peter 2:3. Judicial condemnation of false teachers like the prophet Hananiah -- 2 Peter 2:4-10a. The lessons of the past : angels, Noah, Sodom and Gomorrah -- 2 Peter 2:10b-22. God's sure punishment of evildoers -- 2 Peter 3:1-10. Assurance of the coming of the day of final judgment -- 2 Peter 3:11-17. Calling the faithful to holiness -- 2 Peter 3:18. Closing doxology: Knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ -- Afterword -- Author's introduction to Jude: Attending to a different voice -- Jude 1-2. Who I am and who you are -- Jude 3-4. A pastor's concern about a dangerous situation -- Jude 5-7. What is at stake for the community -- Jude 8-16. "These people" -- Jude 17-19. Do not lose sight of the bigger picture -- Jude 20-23. Daily living as God's beloved -- Jude 24-25. Conclusion of the letter -- Conclusion.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-303) and index.
Note:"This commentary on 1-2 Peter and Jude provides a feminist interpretation of Scripture in serious, scholarly engagement with the whole text, not only those texts that explicitly mention women. It addresses not only issues of gender but also those of power, authority, ethnicity, racism, and classism."-- Provided by publisher.
