{"product_id":"loa-preaching-of-peter","title":"Preaching of Peter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat can the fragments of a lost book reveal about how early Christians explained their faith?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Preaching of Peter survives in short quotations, preserved chiefly by Clement of Alexandria in his Stromata. Traditionally attributed to the apostle Peter, it is generally understood by scholars as the work of an unknown early Christian teacher. These fragments offer a glimpse of a faith explaining itself to the world beyond its own community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text presents Peter as a teacher of one creator God and a critic of idol worship. It describes Christians as a new people beside Greeks and Jews, with a distinct way of worship. Another fragment depicts the risen Lord sending the apostles to preach first to Israel. Throughout, the concern is how Christians understand and defend their identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA lost text survives\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore words preserved through quotations, where fragments rather than a continuous story carry the argument.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne creator God\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider how the text sets belief in one creator against the worship of idols.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA distinct Christian identity\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter the claim that Christians form a new people beside Greeks and Jews.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe apostles sent out\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read a fragment that presents the risen Lord directing the apostles to preach.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFaith explained to outsiders\u003c\/strong\u003e – Trace an early Christian effort to explain its worship and defend its beliefs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of early church history, students of Christian apologetics, and anyone curious about texts outside the Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and explore the surviving fragments of this early Christian defense of faith.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":58111228739932,"sku":"LOA-136-EB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":58111228772700,"sku":"LOA-136-AU","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":58113782808924,"sku":"LOA-136-PB","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/loa-forbidden-00136-en.png?v=1792190366","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/loa-preaching-of-peter","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}