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  • 3 - The Structure of 1 Peter

  • Katie Marcar, University of Otago, New Zealand
  • Book:
    Divine Regeneration and Ethnic Identity in 1 Peter
    Published online:
    01 June 2022
    Print publication:
    09 June 2022, pp 52-62

  • Summary

    This chapter presents an overview of the structure of 1 Peter to lay the groundwork for the analysis of future chapters. Following Lutz Doering, this chapter argues that 1 Peter is a Christian diaspora letter. As such, it has much in common with Jewish diaspora letters. This chapter then examines the epistolary prescript (1:1-2) and postscript (5:12-14) to examine how these features are infused with the letter’s theology and anticipate its themes of diaspora, marginalization, divine regeneration, election, holiness, and peoplehood. Moving to the letter body, the chapter outlines the main structural divisions through attention to rhetorical devices, themes, and other features.