First Peter - Lorin

The First Letter of Peter
Bibliography
Study By
Lorin L Cranford
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I. Introductions & Background II. Commentaries
a. Introductions a. Single Volume Commentaries
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c. Text Studies c. Individual volume Commentaries
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Introduction to Bibliography
Of the writing of books and articles there is no end! Certainly in the modern period this is a true saying. The
bibliography of the publications regarding some aspect of the Interpretation of First Peter is massive -- and First
Peter is not one of the more popular books in the New TestameNew Testament Studies to write about. A collation
of publications just from a few of the major commentaries on First Peter could easily generate a listing of over two
hundred pages! 1 And this just scratches the surface of what exists in the print world on this scripture document.
The real dilemma is selection of a limited number of publications to include. The listings included below thus
are rather limited and should not be understood as exhaustive. 2
I. Introductions and Background
In the study of any document of the New Testament, many secondary tools beyond commentaries on the
scriptuRe text itself aRe necessary for the Interpretationretive process.
a. Introductions
This first section includes general introductions to the New Testament and to First Peter from both interpretive
and theological perspectives. These can be individual books or articles in dictionaries, journals, and other
sources. The focus is on an overarching survey of the letter of First Peter.
Baldwin, H. A. The Fisherman of Galilee. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1923.
Beare, F. W. “The Teaching of First Peter.” Anglican Theological Review 27 (1945), 284–96.
Blevins, J. L. “Introduction to 1 Peter.” Review and Expositor 79 (1982), 401–13.
Boismard, M.-É. “Pierre (Première épître de).” Dictionnaire de la Bible, Supplément 7. Paris, 1966,
1415–55.
Bruce, F. F. New Testament History. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1969.
Chase, F. H. “Peter, First Epistle of.” Dictionary of the Bible 3. Ed. J. Hastings. New York: Scribner, 1898–1904.
Gewalt, D. Petrus. Ph.D. dissertation, Heidelberg, 1966. Cf. Theologische Literaturzeitung 94 (1969),
628f.
Glaze, R. E. “Introduction to 1 Peter.” Theological Educator 13 (1982), 23–34.
Koester, H. Introduction to the New Testament. 2 vols. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1982.
Kümmel, W. G. Einleitung in das Neue Testament. 14th edition. Heidelberg: Quelle and Meyer, 1964;
English translation Nashville: Abingdon, 1975.
Lea, T. D. “1 Peter — Outline and Exposition.” Southwestern Journal of Theology 22 (1982), 17–45.
Love, J. P. “The First Epistle of Peter.” Interpretation 8 (1954), 63–87.
Martin, R. P. “The Composition of 1 Peter in Recent Study.” In Vox Evangelica: Biblical and Historical Essays
by the Members of the Faculty of the London Bible College. Ed. R. P. Martin. London: Epworth, 1962, 29–42.
1My initial checking of just three commentaries generated over 85 pages of publications.
2For most of the listings, I am heavily indebted to Davids, Peter H. The First Epistle of Peter. The New International Commentary
on the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1990. But extensive modification and rearrangement of
the listing was done in order to make the references more useful.
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