The first epistle of Peter
Peter H. Davids (Author)
"The First Epistle of Peter constitutes an important work of New Testament theology and pastoral care, serves as an example of how the early church applied Jesus' sayings and the Old Testament writings to contemporary concerns, and presents some extremely useful perspectives on living the Christian life today. This commentary by Peter Davids does an excellent job of mining the rich wealth of instruction to be found in this very significant section of Scripture. Davids's commentary contains several notable features: a unique grasp of 1 Peter's structure, a systematically arranged introduction that summarizes the commentary proper, a perceptive excursus on suffering in 1 Peter and the New Testament, Davids's own study translation, thorough and incisive comments on each verse of the test, frequent parallels to ancient literature, an exceptionally clear and lively writing style, and one of the most comprehensive bibliographies on 1 Peter available anywhere." -- Provided by publisher
Commentaries
1 online resource (xxii, 266 pages)
9781467422918, 1467422916
609303066
Intro
Title Page
Dedication
Copyright
Contents
Editor's Preface
Author's Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
I. The Importance of 1 Peter
II. Authorship
III. Recipients
IV. Date and Place of Writing
V. Literary Genre, Including Catechetical and Liturgical THEORIES
VI. Theology
A. Eschatological Focus
1. The Temporal Axis of Apocalyptic
2. The Spatial Axis of Apocalyptic
B. Holiness
1. Personal Holiness
2. Social Holiness
3. Communal Holiness
C. Hope
D. Soteriology
E. Community
F. Relationship to the World
G. Trinitarian Images in 1 Peter
H. Suffering in 1 Peter
VII. Peter and his Sources
VIII. Outline
IX. Text and Translation
Excursus: Suffering in 1 Peter and the New Testament
A. Introduction
B. The Vocabulary of Suffering
C. The Old Testament
D. The New Testament
E. Church History
F. Conclusion
Text, Exposition, and Notes
I. Greeting (1:1-2)
II. Foundational Themes of the Christian Life (1:3-2:10)
A. Opening Thanksgiving (1:3-12)
B. Call to Holiness (1:13-25)
1. Obedient Children (1:13-16)
2. Costly Redemption (1:17-21)
3. Imperishable Seed (1:22-25)
4. Christian Identity (2:1-10)
III. Relating to Societal Institutions (2:11-4:11)
A. Introduction: Exhortation to an Ethical Life-style (2:11-12)
B. Propriety vis-à-vis the State (2:13-17)
C. Propriety of Slaves vis-à-vis Masters (2:18-25)
D. Propriety of Spouses vis-à-vis an Unbelieving Spouse (3:1-7)
E. Summary Call to Virtue and Suffering (3:8-22)
1. General Introduction (3:8-12)
2. The Example of Jesus (3:13-22)
F. Exhortation to Firmness in the End Times (4:1-11)
IV. Coming to Grips with Christian Suffering (4:12-5:11)
A. Suffering as a Christian (4:12-19)
B. The Inner-Church Response to Suffering (5:1-5)
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
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