Now You are God's People

by Justin Welby, Jennifer Strawbridge, Abigail Harries Martin

Overview

What are the key questions of the First Letter of Peter, how does it offer questions and challenges for us today and ultimately how does it speak to readers 2000 years after it was composed? Justin Welby, Jennifer Strawbridge and Abigail Harries Martin develop the expositions offered by Archbishop Justin at the 2022 Lambeth Conference to explore the key themes from 1 Peter and draw out questions and challenges from 1 Peter for today’s church and world. Acknowledging that key words and phrases from 1 Peter are understood differently in different contexts – such as language of suffering, definitions of holiness, and how we describe hope - this volume also innovatively draws in voices from more than 20 countries including Kenya, Mozambique, the USA, Malaysia, DRC, Pakistan, and New Zealand. The volume concludes with five short reflections on the epistle from Isabelle Hamley, Paul Swarup, Esther Mombo and Godfrey Adera, Paulo Ueti and Jennifer Strawbridge.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780334065647
Publisher:	Hymns Ancient & Modern
Publication date:	02/29/2024
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

The Most Reverend Justin Welby is the Archbishop of Canterbury

The Revd Dr Jennifer Strawbridge is Associate Professor of New Testament, Oxford and G.B. Caird Fellow in Theology at Mansfield College.

Abbie Martin is a Speechwriter and Head of Content to the Archbishop of Canterbury

Table of Contents

Introduction vii 1 Called into Hope and Holiness in Christ: 1 Peter 1 1 2 A Holy People Following Christ: 1 Peter 2.1–12 17 3 Resistance and Resilience in Christ: 1 Peter 2.13—3.22 35 4 Suffering in Christ: 1 Peter 4 47 5 Authority in Christ: 1 Peter 5 65 Conclusion 81 Final Reflections on 1 Peter Introduction to the Reflections from Archbishop Justin 85 1 Peter 1 by Isabelle Hamley 87 1 Peter 2.1–12 by Paul Swarup 91 1 Peter 2.13—3.22 by Esther Mombo and Godfrey Adera 97 1 Peter 4 by Paulo Ueti 104 1 Peter 5 by Jennifer Strawbridge 109

Editorial Reviews

"I recall clearly at the Lambeth Conference being changed at a profound level by the power of God’s Word in 1 Peter, so relevant for our current times, coupled with the stories shared by people living out their faith in Christ in contexts around the Anglican Communion. It is a delight to see the talks, reflections, sermons and bible studies from the Conference becoming available to a wider audience. My prayer is that many more people will be challenged to be faithfully 'God’s church for God’s world’ through reading this book."

Emma Ineson

"The Lambeth Conference 2022 was a watershed moment for Anglicanism. In no small part this was because it centered on the study of I Peter. Welby, Strawbridge, and Martin now offer a rich and nuanced set of Bible studies and reflections on the text. It might be nigh impossible to write a book for all Anglicans but Now You Are God’s People comes close to being that book!"

Robert S. Heaney

"Now You Are God’s People is a timely and urgent voice of hope in the face of so much hopelessness and suffering in the world today. This meditative study of 1 Peter weaves the scriptural study with the voices from around the Anglican Communion that need to be heard... thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and recommend it as a tool for communal Bible study. We are God’s people when we learn to walk together the way of Jesus with faith and love."

Allen K. Shin