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Jobes writes an academic defense of Peter’s authorship in her intro. Her arguments don’t feel predetermined and are based on historical reasoning/linguistic analysis. For example, while Peter lacked Greek fluency, and critics use this to argue against Petrine authorship, Jobes reasons that the letter has a syntax reflective of a Semitic origin, whether through dictation, collaboration, or the use of a scribe.

First Peter is the only NT text to explore what it means to live as a “foreigner” (parepidemos) in a world where adherence to Christ brings alienation, judgment, and persecution. Peter’s words were first addressed to a refugee community, but as with any NT text, they hold relevance generationally. As much as he spoke to them, he spoke to the LDS pioneers, and just the same, he speaks to you, Karissa.

In which Jobes fails at convincing me that “Pure Spiritual Milk” is the idea of moral transformation, rather than the Scriptures. Not only is she in the minority on this, and tries to bring in Calvin to support her view (I don’t think he would have agreed with Jobes), but she creates all kinds of weird conflations and false dichotomies to support her view. Really bad take imo.

Did not finish because honestly I lack the time to read this cover to cover. That said, this is really really excellent