Post on 02-Jul-2015
1 PeterKali Ballenger, Sarah Colby, Timothy Jordan, Brittany Sexton, Andrew Smith
Authorship
• Apostle Peter
• Sylvanus (Silas)
• Pseudonymous
Sarah Colby
Silas Peter
Audience
Andrew Smith
Placement in N.T.
• Authors order of importance (Galatians)
– Peter was given second place,
– James being first (Jesus's brother.)
Kali Ballenger
Peter James
Context and Reason
• Reign of the King Nero.
• Message of Hope and Encouragement.
• For persecuted believers.
• Dissuade abandoning or compromising their belief in Christ.
Kali Ballenger
Organization
• Opens with praises and thankfulness.
• Continues with suffering and troubles that Christians will go through.
• Then moves to the commands of Christ.
• Christians should follow the commandments of Christ.
• Not be surprised when persecution comes.
Brittany Sexton
Subject
• Begins with praises.
• Moves to serious matters of Christian living.
• References to the old testament
– Zion
– The cornerstone.
Brittany Sexton
Reaction
• In the beginning the recipient would feel excited and “pumped up.”
• Aggression, explanation and wording, make Christianity out to be full of rules to follow.
• For today appears very old school and militaristic.
– Wives submit to their husbands
– Suffering
Brittany Sexton
Important Information
• Babylon = Rome
• Persecution from unbelievers.
• The Devil as a prowling Lion.
Timothy Jordan
Relation to Rest of N.T.
• “Nowhere in the New Testament . . . are the priestly and the prophetic elements in Christianity so closely fused as in I Peter.” ~ Dr. Thomas L. Constable
• Authorial Controversy?
• Similar Themes in the Book of James.
– Suffering (James 1.2-4)
Timothy Jordan
other.
Andrew Smith
Translations – 1 Peter 5.8
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. (NIV)
Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. Keep your guard up. (MSG)
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. (ESV)
Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [[f]in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour. (Amplified)
Keep awake! Watch at all times. The devil is working against you. He is walking around like a hungry lion with his mouth open. He is looking for someone to eat. (New Life)
Keep your mind clear, and be alert. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion as he looks for someone to devour. (GODs Word)
Sarah Colby
Thank You.