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The third of IVP’s critically acclaimed series of dictionaries of the New Testament provides focused study on the often-neglected portions of the New Testament: Acts, Hebrews, the General Epistles and Revelation. Furthermore, its scope goes beyond the life of the New Testament church to include the work of the apostolic fathers and early Christianity up through the middle of the second century. ...

Peter urges peace and respect specifically toward those who denounce their Christian faith and accuse them of wrongdoing (1 Pet 2:12; 3:16). He envisions social conflict in the setting of the Roman household, among Christian slaves owned by non-Christian masters (1 Pet 2:18–25) and Christian wives married to unbelieving husbands (1 Pet 3:1–6; see Marriage). His so-called household duty codes (unlike those in Col 3:18–4:1; Eph 5:21–6:9; see Household Codes) are oriented more to relationships of Christians
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