Provides the first full-scale, theoretically informed exploration of the rhetorical function of emotions in a New Testament epistle.

We are only happy when we pursue a transcendent purpose, something larger than ourselves. This pursuit involves a deeply meaningful relationship with God by com

Works through the complete text of 1 Peter supplemented with discussion of the Greek text, main themes, and recent scholarship.

In his letters Paul speaks often of his emotions, and also promotes certain feelings while banishing others. This indicates that for Paul, emotion is vital. How

Themelios is an international, evangelical, peer-reviewed theological journal that expounds and defends the historic Christian faith. Themelios is published thr