Some new studies

Some new studies about to be published, dealing with 1 Peter: I recently discovered these that I want to have a closer look at when they are published:

Andrew Mutua Mbuvi
Temple, Exile and Identity in 1 Peter
Library of New Testament Studies-LNTS 345
T & T Clark, 2007 175 pages, English Cloth
ISBN: 0-567-03142-X
ISBN13: 978-0-567-03142-6

Among the many scholars, trying to find a comprehensive concept or idea, Mbuvi now argues for the central role of the ideaa of 'temple':Temple, Exile and Identity in 1 Peter will generate a fresh and perhaps even a new understanding of the main themes of 1 Peter, which include questions of identity, suffering, hope, holiness, and judgment. Mbuvi explores the temple imagery in the epistle of 1 Peter and focuses on the use of cultic language in constituting the new identity of the Petrine community. He contends that temple imagery in 1 Peter undergirds the entire epistle. I have great sympathy for this idea, and it should be interesting to see how he argues for his view.

Another study, about to be published is this one:

Stephen Ayodeji A. Fagbemi,
Who are the Elect in 1 Peter?
A Study in Biblical Exegesis and its Application to the Anglican Church of Nigeria
Studies in Biblical Literature (Peter Lang series) - SBL 104
Peter Lang, 2007, xvi + 285 pages, English, Cloth
ISBN: 0-8204-9503-4
ISBN13: 978-0-8204-9503-3.

This is also an interesting and important topic in recent research on 1 Peter; especially interesting from my point of view is that in this study the findings of its author are also related to his Nigerian home country. Or as it is stated in the description of the book:As the need for social theology or praxis increases, so does the challenge for it to be informed by sound biblical exegesis. This book explores the interplay between theology and praxis using the Christian identity of the elect in 1 Peter as a paradigm.
Who are the elect and what is the significance of the identity in 1 Peter? This study employs an exegetical hermeneutical approach to underline the 'present' ethical dimension of this identity with its implicit missionary purpose, not only within the first century but also in the twenty-first century as a necessary corollary of the identity. 1 Peter is applied to a twenty-first century context - the Nigerian Anglican Church - to underline the continuing relevance of Scripture and thereby propose 'conscious' interaction as a veritable and vital missiological strategy that facilitates 'reactive' evangelism with potentials for making theology an independent social variable.