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Introduction

1 Peter

Hope and holiness for exiles — how to suffer well as followers of Christ.

At a glance

TestamentNew Testament
DivisionEpistles
GenreEpistle
Chapters5
AuthorApostle Peter
Datec. AD 60–64

Authorship and dating follow tradition where noted; many are debated — see the methodology page.

A full written introduction for 1 Peter is on the way. Meanwhile, the outline, themes, and curated resources below give you the lay of the land — and how to read epistle helps you read it on its own terms.

Introductions & overviews

Lay

  • ★ Start hereAudioThrough the WordThrough the Word · ~10 min/chapter · Free · evangelical

    A clear ~10-minute audio teaching for every one of the Bible's 1,189 chapters — the most systematic free way to study chapter by chapter.

  • VideoMike Winger — BibleThinkerMike Winger · Free · reformed

    Free verse-by-verse studies through whole books plus careful apologetics — "learn to think biblically about everything." (Reformed-leaning, non-denominational.)

Pastoral

  • SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical

    Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.