The New Testament writing known as First Peter was probably written
at the end of the 1st century CE; it is addressed to 'resident
aliens' who live as colonial subjects in the Roman Province of Asia
Minor. They are portrayed as a marginalized group who experience
harassment and suffering. This letter is ascribed to the apostle
Peter but was probably not written by him. It is a rhetorical
communication sent from Christians in the imperial centre in Rome
(camouflaged as Babylon), an authoritative letter of advice and
admonition to good conduct and subordination in the sphere of
colonial provincial life. 1 Peter is a religious document written a
long time ago and in a culture and world that is quite different
from our own. However, as a biblical book it is a part of
Christianity's sacred Scriptures. This guide to the letter keeps
both of these areas, the cultural-social and the ethical-religious,
in mind. It offers help for understanding the letter as both a
document of the 1st century and as sacred Scripture that speaks
about the religious forces that have shaped Christianity and
Western culture. In short, this guide seeks to enable readers to
read 'against the grain'.
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