1 Peter
The First Epistle of Peter, usually referred to simply as
First Peter and often written 1 Peter, is a book of the New
Testament. It has traditionally been held to have been written
by Saint Peter the apostle during his time as bishop of Rome
or Bishop of Antioch, though neither title is used in the
epistle. The letter is addressed to various c...
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LITERATURE
Simon Peter was a native of Galilee. He was brought to the
Saviour early in His ministry by his brother Andrew (Jn
1:40,41). His call to the office of apostle is recorded in
Mt 10:1-4; Mk 3:13-16.
He occupied a distinguished place among the Lord's
disciples. In the four lists of the apostles found in the
New Testament his name stand...
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The external evidence of authenticity of this epistle is of
the strongest kind and the internal is equally strong. It
was addressed to the churches of Asia Minor which had for
the most part been founded by Paul and his companions,
Supposing it to have been written at Babylon, 1Pe 5:13 it ia
a probable conjecture that Silvanus, By whom it was
...
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This epistle is addressed to "the strangers scattered
abroad",
i.e., to the Jews of the Dispersion (the Diaspora).
Its object is to confirm its readers in the
doctrines they had
been already taught. Peter has been called "the
apostle of
hope," because this epistle abounds with words of
comfort and
encouragement fitted to sustain a "lively ...
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FIRST EPISTLE. Genuineness. Attested by 2 Peter 3:1. Polycarp (in
Eusebius 4:14); who in writing to the Philippians (Philippians 2)
quotes 1 Peter 1:13; 1 Peter 1:21; 1 Peter 3:9; in Philippians 5; 1
Peter 2:11. Eusebius (H. E. 3:39) says of Papins that he too quotes 1
Peter. Irenaeus (Haer. 4:9, section 2) expressly mentions it; in
4:16, sect...
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