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A study of 1 Peter, showing how the text's model of the Church, based on participation in Christ's atoning suffering, is influenced by the Old Testament. The relationship between the Church and the Scriptures of Israel is fraught with complexities, particularly about how the first Christians read Scripture alongside the Gospel of Christ. Patrick T. Egan examines the text of 1 Peter in the light of its numerous quotations of Scripture and demonstrates how the epistle sets forth a scriptural narrative that explains the nature and purpose of the Church. Egan argues that 1 Peter sets forth an ecclesiology based in a participatory Christology, in which the Church endures suffering in imitation of Jesus's role as the suffering servant. The epistle admonishes the Church to a high moral standard in response to Christ's atoning work while also encouraging the Church to place hope in God's final vindication of his people. Addressing the churches of Asia Minor, 1 Peter applies the Scriptural narrative to the Church in unexpected ways.

'Patrick Egan's study is a rich engagement with Christian social identity, as it is represented in 1 Peter. Christology, ecclesiology, and hermeneutics prove inseparable for the author, with the shared identity of Christians always determined by the unique identity of Jesus himself, an identity that is informed by - and in turn informs - the reading of Scripture. The study is as sensitive to the theological implications of 1 Peter as to the critical issues of text and background.' --Grant Macaskill, Professor, Kirby Laing Chair of New Testament Exegesis, University of Aberdeen

'Egan contributes to a growing number of studies that show how the NT alludes to the OT narrative in subtle ways as well as through direct references and quotations. A careful exegetical analysis and comparisons with Greek and Hebrew texts give substance to the case for such an intertextual reading of 1 Peter. ... [T]his is a significant study both for its contribution to our understanding of 1 Peter and to our understanding of NT hermeneutics.' --Daivd Ball, Journal for the Study of The New Testament: Booklist 2017, Volume 39.5, August 2017

'In general, the book gives a refreshingly theological reading and a clear, accessible exegetical argument. It provides a useful resource for thinking about the use of scripture in the NT, even if one disagrees with some of its claims.' --Katherine M. Hockey, The Expository Times, Volume 129, Number 6, March 2018