Table of Contents
Excursuses: A Closer Look ix
Preface xi
Abbreviations xiii
Translation of 1 Peter xxxvii
Introduction to 1 Peter 1
Structure 3
Outline 4
Authorship S
External Attestation 16
Date 25
Provenance and Destination 31
Setting 32
Hope in Suffering 38
1 Epistolary Prescript (1:1-2) 42
2 Praising God for Salvation (1:3-12) 63
3 Live for God's Eternal Values (1:13-2:3) 91
4 God's People (2:4-10) 127
5 Behave Honorably, Refuting Slanders (2:11-17) 146
6 Slaves to Slaveholders (2:18-25) 177
7 "Wives and Husbands (3:1-7) 208
8 General Exhortation before God (3:8-12) 252
9 Behave Honorably, Refuting Slanders (3:13-17) 257
10 Christ's Example (3:18-4:6) 266
11 General Exhortation: Serve Fellow Believers (4:7-11) 312
12 Suffering for and with Christ (4:12-19) 334
13 Elders and the Younger (5:1-7) 352
14 General Exhortation (5:8-11) 381
15 Epistolary Postscript/Closing (5:12-14) 392
Bibliography 415
Index of Subjects 510
Index of Authors and Selected Names 512
Index of Scripture 530
Index of Other Ancient Sources 547
