1 Peter and Christ's Descent to the Dead in Its Early Christian Reception

Name: 1 Peter and Christ's Descent to the Dead in Its Early Christian Reception
Brand: Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. K
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By Chi-Kin Lei

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In the Christian Bible, there is a mysterious text in the First Epistle of Peter (1 Peter 3:19) which speaks about "Jesus preaching to the spirits in prison". Traditionally, this text has served as the major scriptural support for the doctrine of Christ's descent into Hades (the so-called descensus ) in Christian theology. Present scholarship, however, has rejected this traditional understanding and tends to detach 1 Peter 3:19 from the descensus . Such a critical judgment, unfortunately, remains insufficiently examined. Indeed, no previous study has specifically focused on how and why 1 Peter 3:19 came to be associated with the descensus in history, nor what bearing the descensus could have on the text of 1 Peter 3:19 itself. Thus, Chi-Kin Lei fills this lacuna by studying 1 Peter's early reception in relation to the descensus, ultimately challenging the current scholarly consensus on this issue.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 260
Release Date:: 2025-08-04
Publication Date:: 2025-08-04
Publisher:: Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. K
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 3161640411
ISBN13:: 9783161640414
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 400 g
Height:: 155 cm
Width:: 229 cm
Thickness:: 16 cm

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