The modern missions movement’s relationship with colonialism has brought to light many problems with contemporary conceptions of Christian mission. For many, the Bible often becomes, in the words of Tinyiko Sam Maluleke, the “colonial text par excellence.” This paper seeks to highlight – in dialogue with postcolonial critics – how 1 Pet 2:9–17 can instead provide the foundation for a theology of mission relevant to the contemporary context. First Peter distinctively anchors Christian mission in one’s Christian identity and clarifies how that identity transforms one’s relationship to one’s culture as well as to power structures in that culture. In doing so, 1 Peter eschews a triumphalist attitude and instead embodies values shared by theorists of postcolonial mission, namely narrativity, mutuality, and humility.

现代宣教运动与殖民主义的关系揭示了当代基督教宣教观念的许多问题。对许多人来说，用 Tinyiko Sam Maluleke 的话来说，圣经常常成为“卓越的殖民文本。” 本文旨在通过与后殖民批评家的对话来强调《宠物一号》2：9-17 如何为与当代背景相关的宣教神学奠定基础。彼得前书明确地将基督教使命锚定在一个人的基督徒身份中，并阐明了这种身份如何改变一个人与自己文化的关系以及该文化中的权力结构。在这样做的过程中，彼得一书避开了必胜主义的态度，而是体现了后殖民使命理论家的共同价值观，即叙事性、相互性和谦逊。