Literary Devices in James, 1-2 Peter, Jude
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
The books of the New Testament were written nearly two thousand years ago in places and cultures totally foreign to us. In other words, it can be tough to figure out what's going on sometimes. That...
Genre
James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, and Jude are exactly what they're billed as in the title: epistles. That's just a fancy word meaning letters. Essentially, we're sorting through some really old and really...
What's Up With the Title?
The authors of New Testament books didn't title their works, but later generations of Christians needed a way to organize them neatly into one volume, so they slapped titles on these bad boys.The m...
Trivia
Outside of the gospels, the only verses in the New Testament that mention Hell are James 3:6 and 2 Peter 2:4. Surprised? Most people are.According to the Acts of Peter (another early Christian book...
Sex Drugs And Violence Rating
When it comes to sex and drugs, these four epistles are pretty tame. They do mention lust, passion, and sexy times in general, but only to say that people definitely should not be doing this naught...
Allusions
The Inferno by Dante AlighieriPeter describes Jesus descending into Hell after death to save the souls of the dead in 1 Peter 3:19 and 1 Peter 4:6. Dante also wonders whether Virgil came back...