Toward a Living Hope. Studies in First and Second Peter.

You hold in your hands a book about a letter. To be more accurate, about two letters, 1 and 2 Peter. But let’s take them one at a time. ...

Several great and recurring themes shine through the text, like the great stars which give form to a constellation. There is the theme of hope. There is repetition of the dynamic word living, used with several nouns. One evident reason for the writing of I Peter is the expectation of suffering, and even the present experience of suffering, for those to whom it is addressed. The writer wants to strengthen, teach, and comfort them.

This book is offered to you in the hope that it will prove to be a valuable aid to your understanding of the letters of Peter and their continuing relevance to our times, and that, like this writer, you will be strengthened, taught, and comforted by them.