Reading 1 Peter After Supersessionism

The central argument of this work is that 1 Peter does not promote a supersessionist view in which the church has replaced Israel as the new and true people of God. Rather, Liebengood contends that 1 Peter, as an authoritative Jewish apostolic text, extends to gentile followers of Jesus the privileges and promises originally given to Israel--affirming their full inclusion and belonging within the people of God as gentiles. By closely attending to the letter's use of Jewish restoration imagery an