1 Peter
Author: Peter
"Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ..." (I Peter 1:1 NIV).
Confirmed by Eusebius in Book 3, Chapter 3, Verse 1, and Book 6, Chapter 25, Verse 8 of Ecclesiastical History.
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?: Epistle to Jewish followers of Jesus, specifically address to "...exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia" (I Peter 1:1).
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!
Hunter Irvine
(1) J.B. Phillips, Letters To Young Churches (New York: The Macmillian Company, 1947).
