Second, I share some methodological observations on reading intertextually. In this essay, I first offer a brief context for 1 Peter. Laced together, Peter’s new text and the scripture of the past create expanded networks of meaning, significance, and application in the lives of those who read intertextually.
Peter uses similar strategies to encourage the faithful: his words both incorporate old scripture while inviting his audience to reflect on the earlier scripture’s message. He certainly has been to me!” 4 By creating an allusion to the Book of Mormon passage in his sermon, Elder Maxwell encourages his audience to remember the mercies of the Lord in their lives by simultaneously calling upon their own personal memories while activating their memory of the words of prophets who recorded the merciful works of the Lord. And these can help us to ‘remember how merciful the Lord hath been’ (Moroni 10:3). In one example, he says “Brethren, there are clusters of memories embedded in each of your lives.
#LDS SCRIPTURES OLD TESTAMENT FULL#
At times, Elder Maxwell’s every sentence is laced with scriptural thought and terminology, not as a slavish devotion to the order and structure of scriptural passages but rather as the full measure of God’s revealed word absorbed and renewed in remarkably fresh and faithful ways. Maxwell’s gift for speaking and writing with eloquence. Perhaps Peter’s abilities to use existing scripture to make new scripture can be likened to Elder Neal A. Reading 1 Peter intertextually with the Old Testament allusions reinforces Peter’s message. 3 Additionally, Peter extracts these quotes from Old Testament passages that share substantive thematic support to his larger objectives of encouraging early Christians to trust in the Lord through faith and righteousness. 1 Thoughtful connections between the text of 1 Peter and the Old Testament point to Peter’s 2 familiarity with the Old Testament text. The New Testament book of 1 Peter is replete with scriptural quotations and intertextuality. In summary, Peter demonstrates his scriptural mastery by dipping his pen into some of the most appropriate Old Testament passages available to support his message of faith and encouragement to his audience. And when 1 Peter 1:16 invites people to be holy, that call is grounded in the meaning and significance of a portion of the ancient Israelite Holiness Code, Leviticus 19.
1 Peter 2:2-3 quotes from Psalm 34 which is a hymn dedicated to the salvation that God’s servants experience when they faithfully turn to Him during times of distress and persecution. Peter draws from Isaiah 40 in 1 Peter 1:24-25 to preach comfort Isaiah 40 is one of the hallmark Old Testament chapters focused on comfort. Reading 1 Peter intertextually reveals the thoughtful way that Peter selected suitable, relevant, and applicable Old Testament scripture to encourage faithfulness for his audience.
Complexities in the English Language of the Book of Mormon - 2015Ībstract: Literary studies, especially intertextual approaches, are relevant for exploring how scriptures are constructed and interpreted.Undaunted: Witnesses of the Book of Mormon.Robert Cundick: A Sacred Service of Music.
0 kommentar(er)
