1 Peter : a commentary on First Peter

Online version:

Includes text of First Peter. Introduction

Authorship

Date

Readers

Literary shape of 1 Peter

Theological shape of 1 Peter

Structure and outline

Text of 1 Peter

Commentary

Epistolary opening (1:1-2)

Epistolary introduction (1:1-2)

Excursus: Area address in 1:1

Prooemium (1:3-12)

A new life and its consequences (1:3-5)

Excursus: Common baptismal liturgy underlying 1 Peter 3-5 and Titus 3:5-7

Trials in the present, salvation in the future (1:6-9)

Salvation in Christ revealed to the prophets (1:10-12)

Excursus: Apocalyptic and 1 Peter

Body opening (1:13

2:10)

Lives of hope are holy lives (1:13-16)

Excursus: Imperatival use of participles in 1 Peter

Act in ways appropriate to your redemption (1:17-21)

Excursus: The Jewish proselyte ceremonial as the key to 1:18-19

Begotten by God's word, you must love one another (1:22-25)

Excursus: Background and derivation of 1:22

Desire appropriate things (2:1-3)

You are a chosen people (2:4-10)

Excursus: 1 Peter 2:5, temple or house

Body middle (2:11

4:11)

Thwarting false accusations by good behavior (2:11-12)

Subordination of everyone to civil authorities (2:13-17)

Excursus: 1 Peter 2:13-17 and Romans 13:1-7

Appropriate conduct for Christian household slaves (2:18-25)

Appropriate conduct for Christian wives

and husbands (3:1-7)

Appropriate conduct for every Christian (3:8-12)

Right conduct for every Christian: bearing undeserved suffering (3:13-17)

Excursus: 1 Peter 3:16a and the Pliny-Trajan correspondence

The suffering and triumphant Christ (3:18-22)

Excursus: The figure of Enoch in 1 Peter 3:19

Excursus: When did Christ "go" and "preach"?

Excursuss: Use of the stem kērug in the New Testament

Right conduct among unbelievers (4:1-6)

Right conduct among believers (4:7-11)

Body closing (4:12-5:11)

Christian suffering in eschatological context (4:12-19)

Excursus: On the meaning of àllotriepískopos

Appropriate conduct in the community (5:1-5)

Appropriate Conduct in eschatological suffering (5:6-11)

Epistolary closing (5:12-14)