Language:
English
Year of publication:
2022
Titel der Quelle:
The Reception of Exodus Motifs in Jewish and Christian Literature
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2022) 309-333
Keywords:
New Testament. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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New Testament Relation to the Bible
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Exodus, The New Testament teaching
Abstract:
Beate Kowalski deals with the only Catholic Epistle which alludes to Exodus motifs: 1 Peter. Though the letter is very familiar with the biblical writings, the author only alludes to a very few texts in Exodus (1 Peter 1:2; 2:9) which in fact are composite allusions. In this chapter the original and new contexts of these quotations are compared with each other. Sean A. Adams` and Seath Ehorn` rules for composite quotations are modified and used to classify the allusions to Exodus motifs in 1 Peter. They are a good starting point for the follow-up research project on composite allusions. The second surprising result was the overarching scriptural framework: The author of the letter cross-linked 1:2 and 2:9 by using pretexts from the Book of Exodus in order to construct Christian identity for his addressees. The letter opening in 1 Pet 1:1–2 already intends to evoke an overarching scriptural framework for constructing a distinct Christian identity to his audience. In terms of methodology, three issues are remarkable: 1. the importance of the context; 2. the composite nature of the allusions; and 3. the interconnectedness of the two text passages of 1 Peter by using Exodus.
DOI:
10.1163/9789004471122_017
URL:
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