1 & 2 Peter, Jude (Understanding the Bible Commentary | UBC)
Overview
In 1 and 2 Peter, Jude, you will find a concise and incisive exegesis of the Petrine epistles and Jude, even of difficult verses. Written from an evangelical perspective, this commentary brings into focus a wealth of background information from the Old Testament, Jewish intertestamental works, and other literary sources to illuminate the letters of Peter and Jude.
Top Highlights
“‘Christian freedom does not mean being free to do as we like; it means being free to do as we ought’ (Barclay [DSB], p. 207).” (Page 80)
“It will soon be evident that Peter is writing to combat antinomians, those who claim that divine grace frees them from the obligations of the moral law. Such an attitude betrays a willful intention to go on sinning. But the gift of the divine nature is offered by Jesus Christ to enable the believer to counter the fascination of evil desires which lead on to sin.” (Pages 161–162)
“The new people of God have been called not to follow some abstract list of rules of conduct, but to something far more fundamental. They are to express God’s nature in all their activities and relationships (cf. 2:21; 4:1), for it is through the witness of Christian lives of moral integrity that God will make himself known to unbelievers in general.” (Page 46)
“So … you can pray. This maintains uncluttered lines of communication with the Lord, both to discern his will and to receive his directions for carrying it out. Being too caught up with worldly affairs and being confused by their attendant worries can ruin prayer-life and spoil spiritual relationships, both with God and with fellow Christians.” (Page 125)
“The living hope in the newborn Christian has a vigor, a patient endurance, and an assurance beyond any human power: such hope can no more fail than the living God who bestows it. Peter elaborates the nature and the content of living hope in the following two verses.” (Page 32)
Hillyer’s commentary on the Petrine epistles and Jude is both concise and incisive even in its exegesis of difficult verses. His volume, written from an evangelical perspective and based on the NIV, is most appropriate as a text for undergraduate biblical students and as a supplement to personal Scripture reading for educated laity. . . . Another value of this commentary is the wealth of background that the author brings to the letters from the Old Testament, Jewish intertestamental works, and other literary sources.
—Themelios
- Title: 1 and 2 Peter, Jude
- Author: Norman Hillyer
- Series: Understanding the Bible Commentary Series
- Publisher: Baker
- Print Publication Date: 2011
- Logos Release Date: 2012
- Pages: 320
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Jude › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 1 Peter › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 2 Peter › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9781441252067, 9780801040582, 9780801046582, 1441252061, 0801046580
- Resource ID: LLS:NIBCNT81PE
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-12-12T21:58:56Z