The New Testament
A Historical and Theological Introduction
Chapter
37. First Peter
Questions for Review
- When Peter and John are referred to as “uneducated, common men” in Acts 4:13, what did this mean, according to the chapter?
- What are the options regarding the authorship of 1 Peter?
- When was 1 Peter written?
- Who was Silvanus and what does he have to do with 1 Peter?
- How is 1 Peter Pauline in its content?
- How is 1 Peter un-Pauline in form?
- How does the issue of persecution in 1 Peter 4:14–16 influence how one thinks about the date of 1 Peter?
- What are some of the sayings of Jesus that are possibly alluded to in 1 Peter?
- What is significant about 1 Peter 2:9–10, according to the chapter?
- Very briefly discuss the evidence in 1 Peter concerning Christ preaching in Hades.