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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...

interconnectedness between those narratives and Paul’s gospel.34 Finally, Hays shows that Watson’s claim arises from an erroneous understanding of ‘narrative’ and a dichotomy that seeks to build a divide between human events that are ‘narratable’ and divine events that are beyond the scope of human storytelling.35 In sum, although there are legitimate concerns raised regarding what a narratological approach to the study of epistles should look like, this call for methodological clarification has
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