1 Peter (21st Book of the New Testament).
Author.
Peter the disciple.
Main point.
When you are going through hard times, God has not abandoned you. He still loves you and wants to comfort you.
Main people.
Peter, Silvanus, Mark.
Special features.
Uses images given to Peter straight from Jesus, including stones and sheep. Shows how Peter had grown in his faith from the scared disciple who denied he even knew Jesus. Encourages and offers down-to-earth advice to people who are suffering.
Date.
About A.D. 62-64.
How many chapters?
5 chapters.
How the Book got its name?
Peter, whose name is a pun on the Greek word rock (Petra), it is writing to Jewish Christians scattered throughout Asia Minor.
