TY - JOUR
T1 - "Divine nature" in 2 Pet 1,4 within its eschatological context
AU - Hafemann, Scott Jack
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This article offers a new reading of what it means in 2 Pet 1,4 to participate in the «divine nature». The divine fu/sij («nature») in 2 Pet 1,4 refers not to an abstract, divine «essence» or «being», but to God’s dynamic «character expressed in action» in accordance with his promises. Being a fellow participant (koinwno/j) of this «nature» thus refers to taking part in the eschatological realization of the «new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells» (cf. ta\ e)pagge/lmata in 2 Pet 1,4 with e)pagge/lma in 2 Pet 3,13).
AB - This article offers a new reading of what it means in 2 Pet 1,4 to participate in the «divine nature». The divine fu/sij («nature») in 2 Pet 1,4 refers not to an abstract, divine «essence» or «being», but to God’s dynamic «character expressed in action» in accordance with his promises. Being a fellow participant (koinwno/j) of this «nature» thus refers to taking part in the eschatological realization of the «new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells» (cf. ta\ e)pagge/lmata in 2 Pet 1,4 with e)pagge/lma in 2 Pet 3,13).
KW - divine nature
UR - http://www.bsw.org/biblica/vol-94-2013/divine-nature-in-2-pet-1-4-within-its-eschatological-context/516/
M3 - Article
SN - 2385-2062
VL - 94.1
SP - 80
EP - 99
JO - Biblica
JF - Biblica
ER -