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1 Peter (Part 2)
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Lesson
1 Peter encourages followers of Christ to persevere even though they face persecution.
Outline
General Letters
Part 3
III. I Peter – Perseverance Despite Persecution
A. Similarities that 1 Peter has with Hebrews and James
1. 1 Peter and Hebrews
a. Same date and circumstances: early to mid 60's near the onset of Nero's persecution (see esp. optative in 1 Peter 3:14)
b. Different audience ("Western Turkey") and provenance ("Rome")
2. 1 Peter and James
a. Similar introductions (James 1:1, 1 Peter 1:1)
b. James implies Jews, 1 Peter doesn't (see especially 1 Peter 4:3-4; cf. 2:10)
c. Both primarily exhortational
B. 1 Peter Outline (Simplest Version)
1. The Problem of Suffering (1:1-12) [N.B. purifying value]
2. First Response: Holiness (1:13-2:10) [N.B. language of "Israel" applied to "church"
3. Second Response: Right Living in Society (2:11-3:22) [N.B. apologetic value of submission (2:12, 15, 3:1, 16)
4. Suffering and Eschatology (4:1-19) [N.B. summary in v. 19]
5. Conclusions (5:1-14) [N.B. addition to domestic code in 5:1-4]
C. The "Domestic Code" (Haustafel) in the Epistles
1. Colossians/Ephesians
a. Husbands/Wives
b. Parents/Children
c. Masters/Slaves
2. 1 Peter
a. Government/Citizens
b. Husbands/Wives
c. Masters/Slaves
d. Elders/Rest of the Church
D. 1 Peter Outline
1. Greeting and Thanksgiving (1:1-12)
2. Call to Christian Holiness (1:13-2:10)
[First Christological Confession]
3. Principles of Submission (2:11-3:7)
a. Citizens and government
b. Slaves and masters
[Second Christological Confession]
c. Wives and husbands
4. Suffering for Being a Christian
[Third Christological Confession]
[Christ announcing victory over demonic realm during ascension?]
[Creating significant purification for us now (4:1) and full salvation after death (4:6)]
5. Exhortations (5:1-12)
6. Closing (5:12-14)
E. 1 Peter 3:18-22 Unpacked
1. Vv. 18-19 – "by the Spirit, through whom," vs. "in the spirit, through which"
2. V. 19 – "preached" as "proclaimed message," not "offered salvation" (k_russ vs. euangeliz¬_))
3. V. 19 – "spirits in prison" as demons
4. V. 20 – disobedience = role in Genesis 6 (cf. 2 Peter 2:4, Jude 6)
5. V. 21 – "baptism saves" as "pledge" or "response"
6. V. 22 – when all this happened – during ascension
F. Responses to Persecution and Injustice in James and 1 Peter
1. James 5:7-11
a. Prayer
b. Trust in God's eschatological vengeance
c. Denunciatory, prophetic rhetoric
d. No actual justification for violence
2. 1 Peter 2:11-4:19
a. Do good to those mistreating you (2:11-17, 3:8-16)
b. Bear unjust suffering as Christ did (2:18-25, 3:17-4:11)
c. Do not submit to authorities' anti-Christian mandates (3:1-7)
d. Trust in God's eschatological vengeance (4:1-19)
e. No actual justification for violence