Tag: Jewish martrys
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Jesus’ Death, Martyr Theology, and Exemplary Suffering
A Fresh Exegesis of 1 Peter 2:18-251 Jarvis J. Williams Introduction This article argues that Maccabean Martyr Theology (Martyr Theology) and Isaiah 53 shaped Peter’s conception and presentation of Jesus’ death in 1 Peter 2:19-24.2 My thesis is that Peter urges Christians in this letter to imitate Jesus’ example of suffering by presenting him as…