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.