Resources for 1 Peter

by Andrew Fountain

The text of 1 Peter, all on one page (11"x17")

• PDF format
• Word file format

Introduction

• What 1 Peter is all about
• Assignment 1
  • Instructions
  • handout: 1 Peter, ready for highlighting (Word format)
• Assignment 2: fill in the headings
• Outline of 1 Peter

1. Greeting 1:1-2

2. Who you are and what you have in Jesus Christ 1:3-2:10

• notes on what it means to “Fear God”

3. Relationships in the light of Heaven 2:11-4:11

4. How to survive the “trial by fire” 4:12-19

5. The Church in the light of heaven 5:1-11

6. Closing greetings 5:12-14

Other relevant material

• Wayne Grudem, 1 Peter, The Tyndale New Testament Commentaries (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988). A good basic commentary that does not skirt around the difficulties.
• A 62-page paper that is freely downloadable examining the structure of 1 Peter and applying it to the church situation in Bantu Africa.
• The Net Bible
  • A freely available modern translation with excellent notes on the meanings of difficult-to-translate phrases

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