Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter: Between Promise and Inheritance

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A story well-told and subsequently imbibed by its recipients has the power to shape one’s beliefs, identity, and way of life. So, what happens when a person or community is swept up in such a story? In this study, Shaw draws upon the dual methodologies of Narrative Transportation and Social Identity theories to consider how 1 Peter’s use of Old Testament narratives and καλέω language serves to ‘transport’ it’s recipients into an identity defined as ‘elect sojourners’. Amidst suffering, 1 Peter ‘calls’ the Anatolian believers to a priestly ministry, blessing their antagonists as they await their eternal glory in Christ.
A story well-told and subsequently imbibed by its recipients has the power to shape one’s beliefs, identity, and way of life. So, what happens when a person or community is swept up in such a story? In this study, Shaw draws upon the dual methodologies of Narrative Transportation and Social Ident...

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David M. Shaw, (PhD Exon), is Research Fellow at North-West University—Potchefstroom, South Africa and Sessional Lecturer in Biblical Studies at Perth Bible College—Karrinyup, Western Australia.
David M. Shaw, (PhD Exon), is Research Fellow at North-West University—Potchefstroom, South Africa and Sessional Lecturer in Biblical Studies at Perth Bible College—Karrinyup, Western Australia.

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