1. 1 Peter
Kali Ballenger, Sarah Colby, Timothy Jordan, Brittany Sexton, Andrew Smith

2. Authorship
• Apostle Peter
• Sylvanus (Silas)
• Pseudonymous
Silas Peter
Sarah Colby

3. Audience
Andrew Smith

4. Placement in N.T.
• Authors order of importance (Galatians)
– Peter was given second place,
– James being first (Jesus's brother.)
Peter James
Kali Ballenger

5. 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

6. 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

7. Subject
• Begins with praises.
• Moves to serious matters of Christian living.
• References to the old testament
– Zion
– The cornerstone.
Brittany Sexton

8. 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

9. Important Information
• Babylon = Rome
• Persecution from
unbelievers.
• The Devil as a
prowling Lion.
Timothy Jordan

10. 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

11. other.
Andrew Smith

12. Translations – 1 Peter
5.8
Be alert and of sober mind. Your Be well balanced (temperate, sober of
enemy the devil prowls around like a mind), be vigilant and cautious at all
roaring lion looking for someone to times; for that enemy of yours, the
devour. (NIV) devil, roams around like a lion roaring
[[f]in fierce hunger], seeking someone
to seize upon and devour. (Amplified)
Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The
Devil is poised to pounce, and would
like nothing better than to catch you Keep awake! Watch at all times. The
napping. Keep your guard up. (MSG) devil is working against you. He is
walking around like a hungry lion with
his mouth open. He is looking for
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your someone to eat. (New Life)
adversary the devil prowls around
like a roaring lion, seeking someone Keep your mind clear, and be alert.
to devour. (ESV) Your opponent the devil is prowling
around like a roaring lion as he looks
for someone to devour. (GODs Word)
Sarah Colby

13. Thank You.