Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter One Introductory Matters -- A. The Persecutions of 1 Peter in Previous Research -- B. Purpose of the Study -- C. Resolving the Difficulties of Historical Reconstruction -- D. Authorship and Date -- Chapter Two Social Conflict in Social-Psychological Perspective -- A. Contributions of the Social-Psychological Inquiry -- B. Defining Social Conflict -- C. Stages of Social Conflict -- 1. Emergence of Social Conflict -- 2. Strategic Choice in Social Conflict -- 3. Struggle and Conflict Escalation -- D. Conclusion -- Section One A "Social Profile" of the Addressees of 1 Peter -- Chapter Three The Geographical Setting of 1 Peter -- A. The Local Setting of 1 Peter -- 1. The Case for a Rural Setting -- 2. The Case for an Urban Setting -- B. The Impact of Roman Rule in Anatolia -- 1. Roman Annexation -- 2. Roman Road-Building -- 3. Roman Urbanization -- C. Conclusion -- Chapter Four The Addressees of 1 Peter -- A. Ethnic Composition -- B. Socio-Economic Status(es) -- 1. The Question in Recent Discussion -- 2. The Economic Situation in Roman Anatolia -- 3. The Socio-Economic Status(es) of the Addressees of 1 Peter -- C. Conclusion -- Section Two Contextualizing the Conflict in 1 Peter -- Chapter Five Conflict Management in Roman Anatolia -- A. Separate Action Strategies in Roman Anatolia -- 1. Physical Violence -- 2. Economic Oppression -- 3. Spiritual (or Religious) Affliction -- B. Third-Party Strategies in Roman Anatolia -- 1. Civic Courts -- 2. Provincial Courts -- C. Conclusion -- Chapter Six The Legal Status of Christians in the Roman World -- A. The Christian Church and the Roman State -- 1. Christian Persecution under Decius -- 2. Christian Persecution during the Second and Third Centuries CE -- 3. Christian Persecution during the First Century CE.

B. Reconciling Legal Status and Christian Persecution -- 1. The Nature of the Anatolian Judicial Processes -- 2. The Nature of the Relationship between Christians and Society -- C. Conclusion -- Section Three The Nature of Conflict in 1 Peter -- Chapter Seven The Cause(s) of Conflict in 1 Peter -- A. Behavioral Cause(s) of Conflict in 1 Peter -- 1. Suffering from Social Withdrawal -- 2. Suffering for "Good Works"/"Doing Good" -- B. Legal Cause(s) of Conflict in 1 Peter -- 1. Exposing False Assumptions -- 2. The Legal Status of Christians in 1 Peter 4.16 -- C. Conclusion -- Chapter Eight The Form(s) of Conflict in 1 Peter -- A. Explicit/Implicit Forms of Persecution in 1 Peter -- 1. Verbal Assault -- 2. Physical Abuse -- 3. Legal Actions -- B. Conjectured Forms of Conflict in 1 Peter -- 1. Spousal Tensions -- 2. Economic Oppression -- 3. Social Ostracism -- 4. Spiritual (or Religious) Affliction -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix One Suffering and the Unity of 1 Peter -- A. Precursors to the Partition Debate -- B. Modern Partition Theories -- C. Establishing a Modern Consensus -- Appendix Two Roman Annexation of Asia Minor -- Appendix Three Cities of First-Century CE Anatolia -- A. Ancyra -- B. Comana (Hieropolis) -- Appendix Four Ancient Economics in Recent Discussion -- A. The "Modernist" Approach of M. I. Rostovtzeff -- B. The "Primitivist" Approach of M. I. Finley -- C. The Post-Rostovtzeffian-Finleyan Era -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Ancient Sources.

In Persecution in 1 Peter, Travis B. Williams offers a comprehensive and detailed socio-historical investigation into the nature of persecution in 1 Peter, situating the epistle against the backdrop of conflict management in first-century CE Asia Minor.

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