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__NOTOC__{{quote Infobox_Contents | texttopic_name =Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, [[1 Peter (WEB)|Full Text of 1 Peter]]}} subtopics ==Synopsis== The First Epistle of Peter is a book of the [[New Testament]]. It was written by the [[apostle Apostle Peter]] to the early [[church]].|opinion_pieces ==Contents=={{bibleshort_opinions}} |}}
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{{bookstudies}}The First Epistle of Peter is a book of the [[New Testament]]. It was written by the [[apostle Peter]] to the early [[church]].----
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The First Epistle of Peter is a book of the [[New Testament]]. It was written by the [[apostle Peter]] to the early [[church]].===Themes===
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===Authorship===
The pro-Petrine authorship section of scholarship responds accordingly:
# Peter was close to Paul in much of [[Pauline theology|his theology]].
# Although Paul may have evangelized parts of the area where the epistle was sent Peter also evangelized some of the area.
# Peter may not have felt the need to include personal accounts of [[Jesus]]' life in this epistle for various reasons. One possible reason is that he had already given much information regarding Jesus' life to [[Mark]] who would later write the Gospel that bears his name.<blockquote>"It is further maintained that an apostolic author such as Peter would have reflected in his writing far more reminiscences of his personal contacts with Jesus, and of his knowledge of the sayings of his Master. But this objection cannot be regarded as serious since the presence of such reminiscences in the case of 2 Peter is regarded by some as an objection against apostolic authorship, and there is no sure canon of criticism which can pronounce on the validity of either." (Donald Guthrie, New Testament Introduction)</blockquote>
# It is entirely possible that Peter could have learned a great deal about Greek literary styles during his travels. In addition he lived his early life in the town of [[Bethsaida]] which was granted city status under Phillip the Tetrarch. Phillip was a known hellenizer and Bethsaida most likely had a large greek speaking population (Thiede).
# It is completely possible that Peter could have been speaking of smaller persecutions in the area he was sending his epistle. Alternatively he might have been referring to the Neronian persecution that eventually took his life.
# Peter did not need to describe himself as an apostle. The argument regarding Peter's statement in 5:1 is not conclusive. InfactIn fact, the term elder may well have been used as a description of the apostles during Papias' time (c. AD 60-135).
Scholarship is quite split over this issue. Those who rule out Petrine authorship turn to the idea that one of Peter's disciples penned the words using his mentor's name. Most likely this author drew from his or her own memory of things that Peter had said, or perhaps from some type of written source material. Those who favor Petrine authorship have no such theories regarding the authorship of the epistle.
===Place of Writing===
In spite of the dispute within scholarship concerning the author of 1 Peter there is general concensus as to the place of writing. Because of an internal reference to "[[Babylon]]" in 5.:13 most scholars agree that the epistle was written from the city of [[Rome]]. Some do hold that the other was referring to the literal Babylon and still others believe that Babylon referred to a spiritual type of exile. However, the concensus of scholars seems to be that Babylon was a type of codename for Rome.
===Date of Composition===
Dating the First Epistle of Peter is a difficult task for scholars. One of the largest reasons for this is the question as to whether the persecution that the author refers to was a local persecution in [[wikipedia:Asia Minor|Asia Minor]], or a an empire wide persecution. The way one dates the epistle often has direct connection to a person's stance on authorship.
Those who favor Petrine authorship date the epistle sometime shortly before Peter's [[Peter#Martyrdom | martyrdom]] which could have taken place as lates as AD 68. The pro-Petrine group sets a date as early as AD 63-64. This is because the reference to [[Silvanus]] at the end of the epistle seems to indicate a date following Paul's arrival in Rome, though this is by no means a certainty.
Those who favor a Pseudonymous author date the epistle broadly as between AD 57 and 96. A more specific, and slightly more widely held range, is AD 72-92. The reasons for this dating follow:
*A certain amount of time was required for the spread of Christianity after the mission work of Paul.
*The sequence of provincial boundaries mentioned in 1 Peter 1:1 was set up by Emperor [[wikipedia:Vespasian|Vespasian]] in AD 72.
*A certain distance from the Pauline period is assumed because of the lack of debates over the Mosaic law and the switch to struggling as a Christian.
===Sources===
The follow are useful resources for information about 1 Peter
*<i>Simon Peter: From Galilee to Rome</i> by Carsten P. Thiede
*<i>The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Vol. 5</i> by Ed Davis
*<i>IVP Dictionary of the Later NT and its Developments</i> edited by Ralph Martin and Peter H. Davids
*<i>IVP New Testament Commentary: 1 Peter</i> by Howard Marshall
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==Links==
* [http://www.biblegateway.com/bgaudio?passage=1Peter&submit=Lookup CEV Audio Bible of 1 Peter]
* [http://www.biblegateway.com/bgaudio/spanish/LBLA/?passage=1Peter&submit=Lookup Spanish Audio Bible of 1 Peter]
** 1 Peter - Content ([http://biblicaltraining.org/classes/nt2_stein/48_wm_f.html Windows Media] | [http://biblicaltraining.org/classes/nt2_stein/48_qt_f.html Quicktime])
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