1 Peter
After Peter had helped to establish the church in Antioch, he preached to Jews and converts to Judaism throughout northern Asia Minor (1:1). Later, in Rome (62-68 AD), hearing the churches of Asia Minor were being persecuted, he wrote them this letter of encouragement. The first dioeces Peter consecrated after leaving Jerusalem was Antioch, sometime between 37 or 45-52 AD. And after leaving that place to another bishop Evodius (53-66 AD), it is likely that before heading to Rome between the years of 53-62 that Peter spent some time in Asia Minor and was thus connected to the churches of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia which were under Andrew, John, and Paul's regular ministry supervision (diakonia or diaconate). More can be found by Origen and Eusubius in Church History Book III, Chapter 36.
Major them: Rejoice in sharing the sufferings of Christ. The First Epistle of Peter is an exhortation for Christians suffering persecution to remember and live in their baptism. As baptism is a death and a resurrection, so Christians must enter into unjust suffering with a spirit of death and resurrection. Our goal is the fulfillment of baptism—heaven. This requires unwavering commitment now to (a) holiness (1:3–2:10), (b) submission in the roles we have in life (2:11–3:12), (c) patient suffering in this age as we prepare for the age to come (3:13–4:19), and (d) disciplined unity in the Church (5:1–11).
Title - Thesis | Scroll | Short Description | Synthesis 2nd Temple | Antithesis | Synthesis Apostolic | Synthesis Amoraim | Continent Origin | Southern Worldview | Northern Worldview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Peter | Scroll 87 | Suffering for the Hashem | Peter's First Catholic Epistle | Petrou A' | Didactic | NA | Europe | General Epistle | Catholic Epistle |
Category Reference Guide
Title/Thesis - The name of the book in American English
Synthesis 2nd Temple - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from 2nd temple Judaism up to the 1st century
Antithesis - The name of the book in another language
Synthesis Apostolic - The identity of the book in order of its presentation according to Tradition in the church after the 3rd century
Synthesis Amoraim - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from Tannaim up to the 5th century
Continent Origin - Continent from where the Text Type Source comes from
Southern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. South means Africa or Egypt (Alexandrian) such as LXX. South of Palestine.
Northern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. North means Asia or Persia (Babylonian) such as Masoretic. North of Palestine.
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Link to some reference to the Orthodox Study Bible and being "peculiar" according to St Peter's first epistle