Churches under Siege of Persecution and Assimilation

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B. J. Oropeza offers the most thorough examination in recent times on the subject of apostasy in the New Testament. The study examines each book of the New Testament with a fourfold approach that identifies the emerging Christian community in danger, the nature of apostasy that threatens the congregations, and the consequences of defection. Oropeza then compares the various perspectives of the communities in Christ in order to determine the ways in which they perceived apostasy and whether defectors could be restored. In this final book of a three-volume set titled Apostasy in the New Testament Communities, Oropeza focuses on the Christ communities found in the General Epistles and Revelation.

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• Published by: Wipf and Stock Publishers
• Published: 04 May 2012
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• Language: English
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C H U R C H E S U N D E R S I E G E O F P E R S E C U T I O N A N D A S S I M I L AT I O N

Churches under Siege of Persecution and Assimilation

he Genera Epîses and Reveaîon

B. J. OR OPE Z A

Apôsasy în é Néw Tésaén Côûnîîés volume 3

C A SC A DEB o o k sEu g e n e , O r e g o n •

Cûrcés ûnder Siege of Persecûîôn and Assîîaîôn hé Généra Epîsés and Rééaîôn

Apôsasy în é Néw Tésaén Côûnîîés, ô. 3

Côpyrîg © 2012 B. J. Orôpéza. A rîgs réséréd. Excép ôr brîé qûôaîôns în crîîca pûbîcaîôns ôr réîéws, nô par ô îs bôôk ay bé réprôdûcéd în any annér wîôû prîôr wrîén pérîssîôn rô é pûbîsér. Wrîé: Pérîssîôns, Wîp and Sôck Puŝerŝ, 199 W. 8 Ae., Sue 3, Eugee, OR 97401.

Caŝcade ôôkŝ A ïmpr ô Wp ad Sôck Puŝerŝ 199 W. 8 Ae., Sue 3 Eugee, OR 97401

www.wpadŝôck.côm

Isbn 13: 978-1-61097-291-8

Caaogîng-în-Pubîcaîon daa or serîes:

Orôpeza, . J., 1961–

Apôŝaŝy  e New Teŝame Cômmueŝ / . J. Orôpeza.

x + 326 p. ; 25.4 cm. ïcudeŝ ôgrapca reereceŝ ad dexeŝ. Côeŝ: . 1, ï e Fôôŝepŝ ô Judaŝ ad Oer Deecôrŝ: he Gôŝpeŝ, Acŝ, ad Jôae eerŝ. . 2, Jewŝ, Geeŝ, ad e Oppôeŝ ô Pau: he Paue eerŝ. . 3, Curceŝ uder Sege ô Perŝecuô ad Aŝŝmaô: he Geera Epŝeŝ ad Reeaô.

Isbn 13: 978-1-61097-289-5 (. 1); 978-1-61097-290-1 (. 2); 978-1-61097-291-8 (. 3); 978-1-61097- 206-2 (ôŝ. 1–3)

1. Apôŝaŝy—ca eacg. 2. Apôŝaŝy—Crŝay. 3. e N.T.—heôôgy. ï. Te. ïï. Sereŝ.

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Mauacured  e U.S.A.

To Jared and Jusîn

μειζοτέραν οὐκ ἔχω χαρά

Preaceîx Abbrevîaîonsxî

Contents

 ïnrôdûcîôn 1 1Warnîngs ô Apôsasy wî Nô Résôraîôn  Hébréws: 3 2 Jaés: Pérséérancé rôûg Suferg  ad e Reŝôraô ô Jewŝ-Crŝa Apôŝaeŝ 71 3 1 Peer: ïdey, Perŝeerace, ad Perŝecuô  ô Margazed Crŝaŝ 105 4 2 Peer: Deyg eParousîaad Dŝôrg Pau—  Apôŝae Teacerŝ  e Crŝa Cômmuy 132

5 6

Jude: Aômaŝm ad e Vicaô ô Apôŝae Curc ïruderŝ 154

Reeaô: Oercômg Aŝŝmaô ad e ïmpera Cu  Aŝa Môr 175

Côcuŝô 234

Bîbîograpy249

Ancîen Sources ïndex 267

Auor ïndex 313

Subjecs ïndex 318

Preface

s în é préîôûs ôûés, wîc côér é Gôspés, Acs, and Jôannîné wrî- A îngs (ô. 1)and Paûîné éérs (ô. 2),îs îrd and ina ôûé ô y wôrk côpéés a ôrôûg sûdy ôn é sûbjéc ô apôsasy în é Néw Tésaén. ïn îs ôûé ï éxaîné é côûnîîés ô é Généra Epîsés and Rééaîôn. hé côûnîîés în Hébréws, Jaés, 1 and 2 Péér, Jûdé, and é séén cûrcés în Asîa Mînôr aré é ôcûs. hé éérs ô Jôn aré încûdéd wî y capér ôn é Jôannîné côûnîy în ôûé ôné. ïn é prôcéss ô prôdûcîng îs wôrk any aé assîséd aông é way. ï wîs ô ank Srey Decker ucke, ôrmery ô Hedrckŝô Puŝerŝ, ad Crŝ Spkŝ ô Caŝcade ôôkŝ, ôr er aŝŝŝace aŝ my edôrŝ. Aŝô a ery ŝpeca akŝ gôeŝ ôu ô my côeagueŝ, redŝ, ad academc readerŝ wô ae ake me ô prô- de me w eedack ad crcŝmŝ ô arôuŝ prepuŝed erŝôŝ ô caperŝ ad ŝeecôŝ  ŝ ôôk. heŝe dduaŝ cude Pau Aderŝô, Rcard Aŝcôug, ar uer, Scô Cauey, Dad deSa, Dô Gargô, Rôer Ha, Dad Hôrre, Rôy Jea, Fred ôg, y ôŝe, Jameŝ McGra, Mark Naôŝ, C. K. Rôerŝô, Kee Sceck, Kay Sm, Jerry Sumey, Kee Waerŝ, Rôer We, Adam W, ad Kare Wŝôw. A Azuŝa Pacic Uerŝy ï waŝ ae ô parcpae a e Ceer ôr Reŝearc ô Ecŝ ad Vaueŝ (CREV), eaded y Carô amer, wc aôwed me me ôf my eacg ôad ad e ay ô preŝe dratŝ ô ŝôme ô my caperŝ ô eôw cô- eagueŝ ôr er eedack. he CREV parcpaŝ  a 2006 cuded Ru Aa Aga, Mark Eaô, Carôe amer, Dae Park, Carre Perce, Kara Rcmôd, ad Kay Sm; ad  a 2008 e parcpaŝ were Mark Eaô, Rady Fa, Emy Greŝger, Crag Kee, Carôe amer, Ae Tŝa, ad See Wead. ï wôud ke ô ak aŝô Dr. Mark Eaô ôr carg e award cômmee ad côôŝg me ô recee e eery Saôrd Hardcaŝe Feôwŝp (2009–2010), wc a-

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ôwéd é îé ôf y éacîng dûîés ôr a séésér. A éry spécîa anks gôés ôû asô ô y réséarc assîsan, Maranaa Wa. ï wôûd asô îké ô ank a APU éScôô ô heôôgy, eaded y Dad Wrg, Ruŝŝe Duke, ad ôw Scô Daeŝ (deaŝ),  Yarc ad Kee Waerŝ (aŝŝŝa deaŝ), ad Kay Sm (car ô ca ŝudeŝ), ôr er ŝup- pôr ad prôdg me w arôuŝ ypeŝ ô aŝŝŝace, me ôr reŝearc, ad grea côeagueŝ. Côeagueŝ a ï ae ô meôed aready a deŝere ŝpeca me- ô ôr epg me w deaŝ ad reŝôurceŝ ô ŝ ôôk are Rap Mar, Rôger Oakad, ad Dô hôrŝe. ï aŝô ge a warm akŝ ô admŝrae aŝŝŝaŝ Sery dŝay, Pa ôŝe, Mary Môôre, ad aura Sm We. Fay, a APU ï aŝô wŝ ô ak Kmery ae-Waerŝ ad aga Carô amer ôr prôdg me w ôppôrueŝ ô ge away ô e eauu Fracŝca môaŝery  Mau, Caôra, ôr e aua Facuy Wrer’ŝ Rerea. Fredŝ, ŝudeŝ, ad aŝŝŝaŝ a ae eped drecy ôr drecy w ŝ ôôk ad deŝere ôôrae meô cude Jôe Fôwer, Amada Rudd, Sy Scege, Erc Campa, reôa Warô, Garre Graz, Care Môeeerd, ad Jeŝŝca Ceŝŝum. Fôr my ŝaaca a e Uerŝy ô Tüge, ï wŝ ô ak Prôeŝŝôr Dr. Mcae heôad ô e Kaôŝc-heôôgŝce Fakuä ôr gracôuŝy - g me ô dô reŝearc ad uŝe e aceŝ ô e ôek deŝ heôôgcumŝ, Dr. hômaŝ Scmeer ô e Uerŝä Frakur ôr epg arrage ŝ cô- ecô; ad Dr. hômaŝ Scô Cauey, drecôr ô e ïŝu zur Erôrŝcug deŝ Urcrŝeumŝ, ad Dr. Herma ceerger ô e Eageŝc-heôôgŝce Fakuä, wô were kd eôug ô e me ô preŝe a paper ô my reŝearc a er ŝemar. ï Tüge, Tmôy Saôrŝ ad Pera Keer aŝô deŝere ŝpeca meô ôr er redŝp ad aŝŝŝg me w day g prôôcôŝ ad uŝe ô e uerŝy ôuŝg ad aceŝ.