Perspectives on First Peter

Inside this issue:

1. The Rehabilitation of an Exegetical Step-Child: 1 Peter in Recent Research, by John H. Elliott

2. The Critical Exploration of 1 Peter, by Dennis Sylva

3. Parenesis and Kerygma in 1 Peter, by Eduard Lohse, translated by John Steely

4. 1 Peter, Its Situation and Strategy: A Discussion with David Balch, by John H. Elliott

5. Hellenization / Acculturation in 1 Peter, by David Balch

6. The Literary and Theological Function of 1 Peter 1:3-12, by David W. Kendall

7. The Functional Christology of First Peter, by Earl Richard

8. Once Again: The Plan of 1 Peter, by Charles H. Talbert