Overview

• Introduction | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• The Catholic Epistles | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

• “Peter, First Letter of” | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• “Peter, First Letter of” | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• “Peter, the First Letter Of” | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• 1 Peter | Holman Bible Handbook

• 1 Peter | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• “Peter, First Letter From” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• “Peter, First Epistle Of” | New Bible Dictionary

• “Peter, First Epistle of” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Introduction | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• 1 Peter | The Bible Guide

• Peter the Fisherman | The Bible Guide

• 1 Peter | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Keys to 1 Peter | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• “Peter, First Letter of” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Outline

• Outline of 1 Peter | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude

• Outline | A Handbook on The First Letter from Peter

• Outline | Believer’s Bible Commentary

• Form and Structure | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Outline | Evangelical commentary on the Bible

• Outline of Contents | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Outline | Holman Bible Handbook

• Outline | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Outline | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Outline | KJV Bible commentary

• Outline | Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Commentary

• Outline of Contents | New Bible Dictionary

• Outline of First Peter | Talk thru the Bible

• Outline | The Bible Exposition Commentary

• Outline | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Content Outline of 1 Peter | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Brief Outline | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Outline | The First Epistle of Peter

• Outline | The MacArthur Study Bible

• First Peter Outline | The Nelson study Bible : New King James Version

• Outline of Contents | The New Bible Commentary

• Section Outline One (1 Peter 1) | The Outline Bible

• Outline of First Peter | Tyndale Concise Bible Commentary

• Outline: 1 Peter | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament

• Outline | Willmington’s Bible Handbook

Contents

• Contents | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Guide

• Outline | The First Epistle of Peter

• Content | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Authorship

• “Author, Date, and Provenance” | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Author | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude

• Authorship and Date | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• Author. | Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

• Authorship | Believer’s Bible Commentary

• Author and Readers. | Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments

• Author | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Author | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Authorship and Date | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Author | Hayford’s Bible handbook

• Authorship | Holman Bible Handbook

• Authorship | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Author | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Authorship | KJV Bible commentary

• Authorship and Date | Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• The Author’s Background | New Bible Dictionary

• Authorship | New Testament introduction

• Authorship | Review and Expositor Volume 79

• Author | Talk thru the Bible

• Authorship and Provenance: A Petrine Group in Rome | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Authorship. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Author | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Authorship | The First Epistle of Peter

• Authorship | The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament

• Author and Date | The MacArthur Study Bible

• Who Wrote the Letter? | The Message of 1 Peter

• Author | The Nelson study Bible : New King James Version

• Who Wrote 1 Peter? | The New Bible Commentary

• Author | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• Author | Tyndale Concise Bible Commentary

• Author | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament

• Author | Willmington’s Bible Handbook

• The Author | Word Pictures in the New Testament

Date

• “Author, Date, and Provenance” | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Date | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude

• Authorship and Date | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• “Destination, Origin, Date.” | Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

• “Destination, Origin, Date.” | Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

• Date | Believer’s Bible Commentary

• Was St. Peter Ever in Rome?: New Testament Evidences | Bibliotheca Sacra Volume 124

• Time and Place of Writing | Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

• Authorship and Date | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Occasion and Date | Hayford’s Bible handbook

• Date | Holman Bible Handbook

• Date | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Date/Destination | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Date and Place of Writing | KJV Bible commentary

• Authorship and Date | Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Date | New Testament introduction

• Date | Review and Expositor Volume 79

• Date and Setting | Talk thru the Bible

• Date | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Date. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Author | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Date and Place of Writing | The First Epistle of Peter

• Date | The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament

• Author and Date | The MacArthur Study Bible

• Where and When Was It Written? | The Message of 1 Peter

• Date and Place of Writing | The Nelson study Bible : New King James Version

• Where and When Was the Letter Written? | The New Bible Commentary

• Probable Date | The Pulpit Commentary: 1 Peter

• “Destination, Origin, Date” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• Date | Tyndale Concise Bible Commentary

• Date and Location | Willmington’s Bible Handbook

• The Date | Word Pictures in the New Testament

Purpose

• Purpose | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude

• His Object | Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

• Purpose | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Occasion and Date | Hayford’s Bible handbook

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• The Nature and Purpose of 1 Peter | New Bible Dictionary

• Strategy | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Purpose. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Background and Purpose | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Why Was the Letter Written? | The New Bible Commentary

• Objects of the Epistle | The Pulpit Commentary: 1 Peter

• Purpose and Theological Teaching | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• Purpose | Tyndale Concise Bible Commentary

• The Purpose | Word Pictures in the New Testament

Historical Context

• Mark And Silvanus | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

• The Historical Background | New Bible Dictionary

• Destination | New Testament introduction

• Situation | The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament

• Background | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• Situation | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament

Recipients

• Destination and Situation of the Readers | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude

• Audience: Gentile Christians | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• “Destination, Origin, Date.” | Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

• Designation of the Readers in 1 Peter 1:1-2 | Bibliotheca Sacra Volume 137

• To Whom He Addresses This Epistle | Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

• Author and Readers. | Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments

• The Implied Readers. | Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments

• Recipients | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Addressees | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Recipients | Holman Bible Handbook

• Recipients | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Date/Destination | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Destination | New Testament introduction

• Date and Setting | Talk thru the Bible

• The Addressees and Their Situation | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Destination. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Recipients | The First Epistle of Peter

• Provenance and Audience | The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament

• To Whom is the Letter Written? | The Message of 1 Peter

• To Whom Was the Letter Written? | The New Bible Commentary

• To Whom the Epistle is Addressed | The Pulpit Commentary: 1 Peter

• “Destination, Origin, Date” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• Recipients | Willmington’s Bible Handbook

• The Readers | Word Pictures in the New Testament

Location

• “Author, Date, and Provenance” | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Was St. Peter Ever in Rome?: New Testament Evidences | Bibliotheca Sacra Volume 124

• Time and Place of Writing | Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

• Date and Place of Writing | KJV Bible commentary

• Place of Writing | New Bible Dictionary

• Date and Setting | Talk thru the Bible

• Authorship and Provenance: A Petrine Group in Rome | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Date and Place of Writing | The First Epistle of Peter

• Date and Place of Writing | The Nelson study Bible : New King James Version

• Where and When Was the Letter Written? | The New Bible Commentary

• “Destination, Origin, Date” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• Date and Location | Willmington’s Bible Handbook

• The Place of Writing | Word Pictures in the New Testament

Geography

• The Churches of Peter’s First Letter | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Key Figures

• St. Peter And St. Paul In The New Testament | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

• Peter’s Personal History | Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Relationship

• The Relation of The First Epistle of Peter To The Rest of The New Testament | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

• Literary Relations and Traditional Sources | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Placement

• 1 Peter and the Rest of the New Testament | New Bible Dictionary

Canonicity

• Testimonia Veterum | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

Historicity

• Historical Attestation | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

Authenticity

• Title and Attestation | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• External Attestation | New Bible Dictionary

• Authenticity of the Epistle | The Pulpit Commentary: 1 Peter

Unity

• Structure and Integrity | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• Literary Genre and Integrity | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Unity | The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament

Composition

• Special Appendix: The Composition of 1 Peter | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Sources and Literary Affinities | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• Literary Relations and Traditional Sources | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• “Style, Vocabulary, and Composition” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Peter and His Sources | The First Epistle of Peter

Text

• Sources and Literary Affinities | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• Vocabulary And Style Of The First Epistle Of St. Peter | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

• Style and Language | New Bible Dictionary

• The Transmitted Greek Text | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Text and Translation | The First Epistle of Peter

Title

• Title and Attestation | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Style

• Character of the Letter | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude

• Genre: An Apocalyptic Diaspora Letter to “Israel” | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• Literary Form | Holman Bible Handbook

• Literary Form | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Literary Genre and Integrity | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• “Style, Vocabulary, and Composition” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• “Literary Genre, Including Catechetical and Liturgical Theories” | The First Epistle of Peter

Structure

• Structure | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude

• Structure and Integrity | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• Form and Structure | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Structure | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Theme

• Theological Themes | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Theme | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theme | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Suffering in 1 Peter | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Suffering in Scripture | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Theme | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament

Emphases

• On the Allusions To Persecution In 1 Peter | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

• “The Diaspora, Babylon, And The Elect Lady” | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

• Theological Significance | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theological Significance | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Major Theme | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Interpretation

• Implications of Audience and Genre: The Jewishness of 1 Peter | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

Message

• Ethical Admonitions | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Conversion as ‘a New Birth’ | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Introduction | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• What is Its Message? | The Message of 1 Peter

Theology

• Theological Themes | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Theological Contributions | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• “Doctrine, Discipline, And Organisation In 1 Peter” | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

• Theology | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Theology | The First Epistle of Peter

• Purpose and Theological Teaching | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Significance

• The Importance of 1 Peter | The First Epistle of Peter

Spiritual Content

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Bible Handbook

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Theological Outline of 1 Peter | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Bibliography

• Bibliography | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Main Bibliography | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• Bibliography | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Bibliography | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Bible Handbook

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Bibliography | New Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Commentaries | The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament

• Commentaries | The Pulpit Commentary: 1 Peter

• Some Books | Word Pictures in the New Testament

Overview

• Introduction | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49 : 1 Peter

• The Catholic Epistles | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

• “Peter, First Letter of” | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• “Peter, First Letter of” | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• “Peter, the First Letter Of” | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• 1 Peter | Holman Bible Handbook

• 1 Peter | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• “Peter, First Letter From” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• “Peter, First Epistle Of” | New Bible Dictionary

• “Peter, First Epistle of” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Introduction | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• 1 Peter | The Bible Guide

• Peter the Fisherman | The Bible Guide

• 1 Peter | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Keys to 1 Peter | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• “Peter, First Letter of” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Outline

• Outline of 1 Peter | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude

• Outline | A Handbook on The First Letter from Peter

• Outline | Believer’s Bible Commentary

• Form and Structure | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Outline | Evangelical commentary on the Bible

• Outline of Contents | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Outline | Holman Bible Handbook

• Outline | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Outline | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Outline | KJV Bible commentary

• Outline | Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Commentary

• Outline of Contents | New Bible Dictionary

• Outline of First Peter | Talk thru the Bible

• Outline | The Bible Exposition Commentary

• Outline | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Content Outline of 1 Peter | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Brief Outline | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Outline | The First Epistle of Peter

• Outline | The MacArthur Study Bible

• First Peter Outline | The Nelson study Bible : New King James Version

• Outline of Contents | The New Bible Commentary

• Section Outline One (1 Peter 1) | The Outline Bible

• Outline of First Peter | Tyndale Concise Bible Commentary

• Outline: 1 Peter | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament

• Outline | Willmington’s Bible Handbook

Contents

• Contents | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Guide

• Outline | The First Epistle of Peter

• Content | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Authorship

• “Author, Date, and Provenance” | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Author | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude

• Authorship and Date | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• Author. | Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

• Authorship | Believer’s Bible Commentary

• Author and Readers. | Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments

• Author | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Author | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Authorship and Date | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Author | Hayford’s Bible handbook

• Authorship | Holman Bible Handbook

• Authorship | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Author | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Authorship | KJV Bible commentary

• Authorship and Date | Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• The Author’s Background | New Bible Dictionary

• Authorship | New Testament introduction

• Authorship | Review and Expositor Volume 79

• Author | Talk thru the Bible

• Authorship and Provenance: A Petrine Group in Rome | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Authorship. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Author | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Authorship | The First Epistle of Peter

• Authorship | The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament

• Author and Date | The MacArthur Study Bible

• Who Wrote the Letter? | The Message of 1 Peter

• Author | The Nelson study Bible : New King James Version

• Who Wrote 1 Peter? | The New Bible Commentary

• Author | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• Author | Tyndale Concise Bible Commentary

• Author | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament

• Author | Willmington’s Bible Handbook

• The Author | Word Pictures in the New Testament

Date

• “Author, Date, and Provenance” | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Date | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude

• Authorship and Date | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• “Destination, Origin, Date.” | Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

• “Destination, Origin, Date.” | Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

• Date | Believer’s Bible Commentary

• Was St. Peter Ever in Rome?: New Testament Evidences | Bibliotheca Sacra Volume 124

• Time and Place of Writing | Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

• Authorship and Date | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Occasion and Date | Hayford’s Bible handbook

• Date | Holman Bible Handbook

• Date | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Date/Destination | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Date and Place of Writing | KJV Bible commentary

• Authorship and Date | Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Date | New Testament introduction

• Date | Review and Expositor Volume 79

• Date and Setting | Talk thru the Bible

• Date | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Date. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Author | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Date and Place of Writing | The First Epistle of Peter

• Date | The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament

• Author and Date | The MacArthur Study Bible

• Where and When Was It Written? | The Message of 1 Peter

• Date and Place of Writing | The Nelson study Bible : New King James Version

• Where and When Was the Letter Written? | The New Bible Commentary

• Probable Date | The Pulpit Commentary: 1 Peter

• “Destination, Origin, Date” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• Date | Tyndale Concise Bible Commentary

• Date and Location | Willmington’s Bible Handbook

• The Date | Word Pictures in the New Testament

Purpose

• Purpose | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude

• His Object | Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

• Purpose | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Occasion and Date | Hayford’s Bible handbook

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• The Nature and Purpose of 1 Peter | New Bible Dictionary

• Strategy | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Purpose. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Background and Purpose | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Why Was the Letter Written? | The New Bible Commentary

• Objects of the Epistle | The Pulpit Commentary: 1 Peter

• Purpose and Theological Teaching | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• Purpose | Tyndale Concise Bible Commentary

• The Purpose | Word Pictures in the New Testament

Historical Context

• Mark And Silvanus | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

• The Historical Background | New Bible Dictionary

• Destination | New Testament introduction

• Situation | The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament

• Background | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• Situation | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament

Recipients

• Destination and Situation of the Readers | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude

• Audience: Gentile Christians | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• “Destination, Origin, Date.” | Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

• Designation of the Readers in 1 Peter 1:1-2 | Bibliotheca Sacra Volume 137

• To Whom He Addresses This Epistle | Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

• Author and Readers. | Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments

• The Implied Readers. | Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments

• Recipients | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Addressees | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Recipients | Holman Bible Handbook

• Recipients | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Date/Destination | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Destination | New Testament introduction

• Date and Setting | Talk thru the Bible

• The Addressees and Their Situation | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Destination. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Recipients | The First Epistle of Peter

• Provenance and Audience | The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament

• To Whom is the Letter Written? | The Message of 1 Peter

• To Whom Was the Letter Written? | The New Bible Commentary

• To Whom the Epistle is Addressed | The Pulpit Commentary: 1 Peter

• “Destination, Origin, Date” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• Recipients | Willmington’s Bible Handbook

• The Readers | Word Pictures in the New Testament

Location

• “Author, Date, and Provenance” | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Was St. Peter Ever in Rome?: New Testament Evidences | Bibliotheca Sacra Volume 124

• Time and Place of Writing | Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

• Date and Place of Writing | KJV Bible commentary

• Place of Writing | New Bible Dictionary

• Date and Setting | Talk thru the Bible

• Authorship and Provenance: A Petrine Group in Rome | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Date and Place of Writing | The First Epistle of Peter

• Date and Place of Writing | The Nelson study Bible : New King James Version

• Where and When Was the Letter Written? | The New Bible Commentary

• “Destination, Origin, Date” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• Date and Location | Willmington’s Bible Handbook

• The Place of Writing | Word Pictures in the New Testament

Geography

• The Churches of Peter’s First Letter | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Key Figures

• St. Peter And St. Paul In The New Testament | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

• Peter’s Personal History | Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Relationship

• The Relation of The First Epistle of Peter To The Rest of The New Testament | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

• Literary Relations and Traditional Sources | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Placement

• 1 Peter and the Rest of the New Testament | New Bible Dictionary

Canonicity

• Testimonia Veterum | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

Historicity

• Historical Attestation | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

Authenticity

• Title and Attestation | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• External Attestation | New Bible Dictionary

• Authenticity of the Epistle | The Pulpit Commentary: 1 Peter

Unity

• Structure and Integrity | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• Literary Genre and Integrity | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Unity | The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament

Composition

• Special Appendix: The Composition of 1 Peter | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Sources and Literary Affinities | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• Literary Relations and Traditional Sources | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• “Style, Vocabulary, and Composition” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Peter and His Sources | The First Epistle of Peter

Text

• Sources and Literary Affinities | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• Vocabulary And Style Of The First Epistle Of St. Peter | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

• Style and Language | New Bible Dictionary

• The Transmitted Greek Text | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Text and Translation | The First Epistle of Peter

Title

• Title and Attestation | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Style

• Character of the Letter | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude

• Genre: An Apocalyptic Diaspora Letter to “Israel” | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• Literary Form | Holman Bible Handbook

• Literary Form | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Literary Genre and Integrity | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• “Style, Vocabulary, and Composition” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• “Literary Genre, Including Catechetical and Liturgical Theories” | The First Epistle of Peter

Structure

• Structure | The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude

• Structure and Integrity | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• Form and Structure | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Structure | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Theme

• Theological Themes | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Theme | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theme | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Suffering in 1 Peter | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Suffering in Scripture | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Theme | Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament

Emphases

• On the Allusions To Persecution In 1 Peter | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

• “The Diaspora, Babylon, And The Elect Lady” | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

• Theological Significance | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theological Significance | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Major Theme | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Interpretation

• Implications of Audience and Genre: The Jewishness of 1 Peter | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

Message

• Ethical Admonitions | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Conversion as ‘a New Birth’ | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Introduction | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• What is Its Message? | The Message of 1 Peter

Theology

• Theological Themes | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Theological Contributions | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• “Doctrine, Discipline, And Organisation In 1 Peter” | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude

• Theology | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Theology | The First Epistle of Peter

• Purpose and Theological Teaching | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Significance

• The Importance of 1 Peter | The First Epistle of Peter

Spiritual Content

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Bible Handbook

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Theological Outline of 1 Peter | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Bibliography

• Bibliography | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Main Bibliography | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter

• Bibliography | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Bibliography | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Bible Handbook

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Bibliography | New Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Commentaries | The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament

• Commentaries | The Pulpit Commentary: 1 Peter

• Some Books | Word Pictures in the New Testament