1 Peter: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary: Volume 1: Chapters 1-2

The first volume in David G. Horrell’s and Travis B. Williams’ magisterial ICC commentary on first Peter.

Horrell and Williams bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic, textual, archaeological, historical, literary, and theological - to help the reader understand the letter. This first volume presents introductory maps, and a comprehensive introduction covering aspects such as genre, canonicity, early citations of the letter, and its theology and influence. A particular feature of the introduction is that each section is preceded by an introductory bibliography.

Following the introduction volume 1 provides commentary up to 2.10, the conclusion of the first major section of the letter, and the call to holiness.