1 Peter (Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49 | WBC)

by J. Ramsey Michaels

Publisher:

Word

, 1988

Overview

Presenting some of the most unique problems in the New Testament, 1 Peter requires a vast knowledge of the classical world and the New Testament documents. J. Ramsey Michaels’ work on 1 Peter provides a tour through all of the relevant historical data, examining the circumstance which gave rise to Peter’s exhortations. He provides analysis of textual problems, and draws out the epistle’s implications of the epistle for contemporary life.

The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship.

Product Details

• Title: Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 49: 1 Peter
• Author: J. Ramsey Michaels
• Series: Word Biblical Commentary
• Volume: 49
• Publisher: Word
• Print Publication Date: 1988
• Logos Release Date: 2002
• Pages: 420
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. N.T. 1 Peter › Commentaries; Bible › Commentaries--Collected works
• ISBN: 9781418504014
• Resource ID: LLS:29.65.2
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2021-04-22T17:27:39Z

About J. Ramsey Michaels

J. Ramsey Michaels is professor emeritus of religious studies at Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, and adjunct professor of New Testament at Bangor Theological Seminary, Portland, Maine. He also taught at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is the author of several commentaries, on Revelation, including The New International Commentary on the New Testament: The Gospel of John, The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: Revelation, and Interpreting the Book of Revelation.