The First Epistle of St. Peter with Introduction, Notes, and Essays

A modern critical commentary, Edward Gordon Selwyn’s The First Epistle of Peter provides a comprehensive academic-level commentary on 1 Peter. He provides a comprehensive examination of the Greek text of 1 Peter and rejects, in part, the widely held belief that its recipients were undergoing persecution in favor of the belief that the epistle addresses suffering as a general theme. Selwyn also examines issues of authorship, provenance, and the unique role geography plays in this epistle.