Abstract
An important step in the process of interpreting a New Testament epistle is to ascertain the communicative contents which the epistle had for the first readers. Only then is it justified and valid to determine the implication of that contents for the present situation. The importance of historical facts (among which cultural situation) for the determination of the first communication situation of a New Testament book has long been generally acknowledged. The importance of grammatical facts (both diachronic and synchronic) has also enjoyed acknowledgement for some time. In addition to the usage of historical and grammatical data, the necessity to take careful cognizance of the literary conventions contemporary to the time of the specific New Testament book, has recently started gaining acknowledgement. The aim of this article is to exploit some of the recent research results in epistolography. The value of these results will be used, firstly for the interpretation of 1 Peter, and secondly and more specifically, for the determination of the relationship between indicative and paraclesis in this letter In this article it is also attempted to give an overview of recent developments in Petrine studies.
Highlights
Die brief is die mees populêre iiterêre vorm in die vroeë C hristendom .^ Dit is egter oolc die mees problem atiese literêre vorm in die Nuwe T estam ent aangesien dit nie ' H lcrdie artikcl is ’n verw erking van ’n refcraat wal g edurcnde Julie 1989 ^ d e n s ’n W interskoolkursus van die Fakulleil Tcologie van die PU vir C H O onder leiding van prof
Adolf Deism ann het baanbrekersnavorsing in verband met die vergelykende ontleding van antieke briewe gedoen
Die formele literêre analise^ het aansienlike vordering ten opsigte van briefliteratuur bewerkstellig, m aar dié vordering is beperk tot die briefaanhef en briefslot, en tot die briefvorm e wat aan die begin en einde van die liggaam gedeelte van die briewe voorkom
Summary
Die brief is die mees populêre iiterêre vorm in die vroeë C hristendom .^ Dit is egter oolc die mees problem atiese literêre vorm in die Nuwe T estam ent aangesien dit nie ' H lcrdie artikcl is ’n verw erking van ’n refcraat wal g edurcnde Julie 1989 ^ d e n s ’n W interskoolkursus van die Fakulleil Tcologie van die PU vir C H O onder leiding van prof. D aar is egter vandag redelik algem ene instemming dat sy onderskeiding in die Nuwe T estam ent tussen egte hriewe en literere briewe (waaronder hy ook 1 Petrus reken) problem atics is, en dat dit m eer problem e skep as wat dit oplos (Aune, 1987:160). Die vormkritiese analise het daartoe bygedra dat waarskynlike mondelinge vorms wat in die vroeg-C hristelike briewe ingebed is, geidentifiseer is. Fika van Rensburg ander antieke briewe het dit dUidelik geword dat die liggaamgedeelte van die vroegChristelike briewe ’n verskeidenheid literêre vorms bevat wat nie soseer tiperend van die a n tie k e b rie f is nie, maarw at gevorm is deurg eb ru ik in ander - m eestal mondelinge - omstandighede. D aar is dus wye erkenning daarvoor dat eike brief op sigself ontleed moet word.®
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