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1 Peter

Author: Peter
See Ecclesiastical History by Eusebius; Book 3, Chapter 3, Verse 1, and Book 6, Chapter 25, Verse 8.

Date: 64 A.D. (1)

Language: Greek

Place: Probably Rome (being coined Babylon)

Purpose: To encourage the believers to trust the Lord.

What kind of book?: Letter to Jewish followers of Jesus in specific areas that he lists.

Reflection: "For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God"(I Peter 3:18 NIV).
Because Jesus died as the "substitute" for sins, eternal life is gained by those who believe in Jesus.
   +If you would like, please see my commentary on I Peter here on this blog in 2013!+
Hunter Irvine
(1) J.B. Phillips, Letters To Young Churches (New York: The Macmillian Company, 1947).