TGC 598 – 1 Peter and Baptism, Part 1

TGC 598 – 1 Peter and Baptism, Part 1

From The Gottesdienst Crowd by Jason Braaten

June 3, 2026 · 1h 8m · Episode 740

About this episode

Pastor Paul Schultz and Pastor Joseph Muench discuss the baptismal and Exodus theology in 1 Peter, emphasizing a Lutheran perspective.

Pastor Paul Schultz sits down with Pastor Joseph Muench of Trinity Lutheran Church in Nokomis, Illinois to dig into the baptismal and Exodus theology running through 1 Peter. Before working through the text itself, they lay out two foundational hermeneutical commitments: the Old Testament is the primary background for New Testament language and imagery, and the word and sacrament life of the church is the native context in which documents like 1 Peter were written and heard. With those in place, they begin to show why a Lutheran reading of 1 Peter sees baptism not as an occasional reference but as the lens through which Peter addresses his readers throughout. Part one of two. ----more---- Host: Fr. Paul Schulz Guest: Fr. Josef Muench ----more---- Become a Patron! You can subscribe to the Journal here: https://www.gottesdienst.org/subscribe/ You can read the Gottesblog here: https://www.gottesdienst.org/gottesblog/ You can support Gottesdienst here: https://www.gottesdienst.org/make-a-donation/ As always, we, at The Gottesdienst Crowd, would be honored if you would Subscribe, Rate, and Review. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support.

People in this episode

Host: Pastor Paul Schultz

Guest: Pastor Joseph Muench

Topics covered

  • baptism
  • Exodus theology
  • hermeneutics
  • Lutheran theology
  • New Testament
  • Old Testament

Keywords

  • baptism
  • 1 Peter
  • theology
  • Lutheran
  • hermeneutics
  • Exodus
  • New Testament
  • Old Testament

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trinity Lutheran Church

Books & works: 1 Peter

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