>Could someone explain to me the "possible" reasoning
>behind the author of 1 Peter choosing LITHOS (stone)
>as a metaphor for Jesus? Surely there is a reason of
>some sort, for he uses that word several times in
>1 Peter 2:4-8.
Cf. Ps 118 [117]:22 and - possibly - Dan 2:44f.
Sincerely,
-- Otto Nordgreen