Persecution in 1 Peter
Differentiating and Contextualizing Early Christian Suffering
Biographical note
Travis B. Williams, Ph.D. (2011), University of Exeter, is Visiting Professor of Religious Studies at Tusculum College.
Readership
All interested in the epistle of 1 Peter, and anyone concerned with the social, political, economic, and legal dimensions of early Christian persecution.
Table of contents
1. Introductory Matters
a. The Persecutions of 1 Peter in Previous Research
b. Purpose of the Study
c. Resolving the Difficulties of Historical Reconstruction
d. Authorship and Date
2. Social Conflict in Social-Psychological Perspective
a. Contribution of Social-Psychological Inquiry
b. Defining Social Conflict
c. Stages of Social Conflict
d. Conclusion
I: A “Social Profile” of the Addressees of I Peter
3. The Geographical Setting of 1 Peter
a. The Local Setting of 1 Peter
b. The Impact of Roman Rule in Anatolia
c. Conclusion
4. The Addressees of 1 Peter
a. Ethnic Composition
b. Socio-Economic Status(es)
c. Conclusion
II. Contextualizing the Conflict in 1 Peter
5. Conflict Management in Roman Anatolia
a. Separate Action Strategies in Roman Anatolia
b. Third-Party Strategies in Roman Anatolia
c. Conclusion
6. The Legal Status of Christians in the Roman World
a. The Christian Church and the Roman State
b. Reconciling Legal Status and Christian Persecution
c. Conclusion
III: The Nature of Conflict in 1 Peter
7. The Cause(s) of Conflict in 1 Peter
a. Behavioral Cause(s) of Conflict in 1 Peter
b. Legal Cause(s) of Conflict in 1 Peter
c. Conclusion
8. The Form(s) of Conflict in 1 Peter
a. Explicit/Implicit Forms of Conflict in 1 Peter
b. Conjectured Forms of Conflict in 1 Peter
CONCLUSION
Appendix 1: Suffering and the Unity of 1 Peter
Appendix 2: Roman Annexation of Asia Minor
Appendix 3: Cities of First-Century CE Anatolia
Appendix 4: Ancient Economics in Recent Discussion
Bibliography
a. The Persecutions of 1 Peter in Previous Research
b. Purpose of the Study
c. Resolving the Difficulties of Historical Reconstruction
d. Authorship and Date
2. Social Conflict in Social-Psychological Perspective
a. Contribution of Social-Psychological Inquiry
b. Defining Social Conflict
c. Stages of Social Conflict
d. Conclusion
I: A “Social Profile” of the Addressees of I Peter
3. The Geographical Setting of 1 Peter
a. The Local Setting of 1 Peter
b. The Impact of Roman Rule in Anatolia
c. Conclusion
4. The Addressees of 1 Peter
a. Ethnic Composition
b. Socio-Economic Status(es)
c. Conclusion
II. Contextualizing the Conflict in 1 Peter
5. Conflict Management in Roman Anatolia
a. Separate Action Strategies in Roman Anatolia
b. Third-Party Strategies in Roman Anatolia
c. Conclusion
6. The Legal Status of Christians in the Roman World
a. The Christian Church and the Roman State
b. Reconciling Legal Status and Christian Persecution
c. Conclusion
III: The Nature of Conflict in 1 Peter
7. The Cause(s) of Conflict in 1 Peter
a. Behavioral Cause(s) of Conflict in 1 Peter
b. Legal Cause(s) of Conflict in 1 Peter
c. Conclusion
8. The Form(s) of Conflict in 1 Peter
a. Explicit/Implicit Forms of Conflict in 1 Peter
b. Conjectured Forms of Conflict in 1 Peter
CONCLUSION
Appendix 1: Suffering and the Unity of 1 Peter
Appendix 2: Roman Annexation of Asia Minor
Appendix 3: Cities of First-Century CE Anatolia
Appendix 4: Ancient Economics in Recent Discussion
Bibliography
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