1 Peter

Main Author:	Jobes, Karen H.
Published:	Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, 2005
Series:	Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament.
Subjects:	BIBLE.N.T. - PETER, 1st - COMMENTARIES.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction to 1 Peter
A greeting to the Christian diaspora of Asia Minor (1:1/2)
The opening of the letter : reassurance for God's people (1:3/2:10)
Doxology as the basis for the Christian life (1:3/12)
Be what you are (1:13/2:3)
The identity of God's people (2:4/10)
As god's people, live godly lives (2:11/4:11)
Commendable social behavior as God's people (2:11/3:7)
The inner qualities of righteous living (3:8/12)
Suffering unjustly for the name of Christ (3:13/4:11)
Consolation for the suffering flock (4:12/5:11)
Two final thoughts about suffering for Christ (4:12/19)
Final exhortations to the community (5:1/11)
The letter closing : final words and greetings (5:12/14)
Excursus : the syntax of 1 Peter : how good is the Greek?