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Employing a narratological approach, Abson Joseph links the structure of 1 Peter with God’s actions on behalf of Israel. Using a three-layered distinction of narrative—fabula (raw material), story, and text—Joseph studies the text of 1 Peter and shows the presence of a fabula that comprises four main elements: election, suffering, steadfastness, and vindication. Joseph asserts that this fabula is...

In the preceding chapter, I proposed that the way one responds to afflictions plays a key role in determining the outcome of one’s experience. The author does not elaborate explicitly on what may happen if a person does not respond appropriately to hardships. He only offers some warnings (1:17; 2:20; 4:15–18). W. C. van Unnik surmises about 1 Pet. 2:20, ‘The contrast underlying this verse is that between ἁμαρτάνοντες and ἀγαθοποιοῦντες.
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