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The commentaries on Peter and Jude underscore the light that these letters shed upon one another and focuses on the snapshots they provide of early Christian communities as they encountered the social and religious environment in which they were situated. Careful reading of 1 Peter reveals the complex world of the post-apostolic period. Jude and 2 Peter provide a sober look at the early...

presumed historical situation and relates more directly to the author’s strategy in “fighting for the faith.” The first of the two phrases that modify the above designation of the addressees focuses further on God’s role; its formulation and theme, however, call for some attention. The theme of divine choice recalls the traditional association that Second Isaiah (41:8–9; 43:1–4; 44:2; 51:2) readily makes with God’s love for Israel. Likewise for Jude, God’s choice of the addressees is made out of
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