Ben Witherington III 
Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians [EPUB ebook] 
A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on 1-2 Peter

Abbreviations
General Introduction to 1 and 2 Peter
1 Peter
Introduction to 1 Peter
Reading 1 Peter in Its Social Milieu
The Greek Style and Rhetoric of 1 Peter
Greek Style and Asianism
The Structure of 1 Peter
The Peter of the New Testament and Early Christian History
Bibliography for 1 Peter
1 Peter
1 Peter 1:1-2, Epistolary Prescript: Alien Nation
1 Peter 1:3-12, Exordium: Suffering Now, Salvation Later A Closer Look: The Theologizing of Peter
1 Peter 1:13-16, Propositio: You Have a Hope, So Be Holy
1 Peter 1:17-2:10, Argument 1: Live as Redeemed Resident Aliens A Closer Look: Recycled Ideas, Peter’s Sermons in Acts and 1 Peter
1 Peter 2:11-3:12, Argument 2: Submission to Authority Figures A Closer Look: Domestic Slavery and First Peter
1 Peter 3:13-4:11, Argument 3: Suffering and Self-Control A Closer Look: Ascending Enoch; Jesus and Falling Spirits
1 Peter 4:12-19, Argument 4: Suffering and Glory
1 Peter 5:1-5, Argument 5: Appeal to the Elders and Younger Ones A Closer Look: Leadership Structures in the Early Church
1 Peter 5:6-11, Peroratio: Between the Mighty Hand of God and the Roaring Satanic Lion A Closer Look: Christians Having the Devil of a Time
1 Peter 5:12-14, Epistolary Postscript: A ‘Brief’ Conclusion
Bridging the Horizons
2 Peter
Introduction to 2 Peter
The Rhetoric of 2 Peter
The Social Location of 2 Peter
Bibliography for 2 Peter
2 Peter
2 Peter 1:1-2, Epistolary Prescript: Inclusive Language
2 Peter 1:3-11, Exordium: Manifesting Virtues, Making Firm One?s Calling, Sharing in the Divine Nature A Closer Look: The Christian Face of Virtue
2 Peter 1:12-21, Lively Testimony from a Dead Apostle
1 Peter 2:1-22, False Teachers Past and Present A Closer Look: How Was 2 Peter Composed? Elementary, My Dear Watson
2 Peter 3:1-13, Last Argument About the Last Things
2 Peter 3.14-18, Peroratio and Concluding Doxology: Forewarned Is Forearmed A Closer Look: Theologizing out of the Apostolic Tradition for the Postapostolic Age
Bridging the Horizons
Final Reflections: Letters and Homilies from the Last Third of the First Century A.D.
Index of Authors
Index of Ancient Sources