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1 Peter 1

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1 Peter 1 . 1

1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosenTOSK1 Peter 1:1TTLevitical Cities (Priestly Geography) · Babylonian Exile (Judgment and Discipline)

1 Peter 1 . 2

2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.IPExodus 24:3-8C1 Peter 1:2-21TOSK1 Peter 1:2

1 Peter 1 . 3

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,C1 Peter 1:2-21TOSK1 Peter 1:3

1 Peter 1 . 4

4 and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,C1 Peter 1:2-21TOSK1 Peter 1:4TTPromised Land (Inheritance and Rest)

1 Peter 1 . 5

5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.C1 Peter 1:2-21 · 1 Peter 01:5-9TOSK1 Peter 1:5

1 Peter 1 . 6

6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trialsC1 Peter 1:2-21 · 1 Peter 01:5-9TOSK1 Peter 1:6TTBurning Bush (Divine Presence in Fire) · Wilderness Testing (Faith Through Trial)

1 Peter 1 . 7

7 so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.C1 Peter 1:2-21 · 1 Peter 01:5-9TOSK1 Peter 1:7

1 Peter 1 . 8

8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,C1 Peter 1:2-21 · 1 Peter 01:5-9TOSK1 Peter 1:8

1 Peter 1 . 9

9 now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.C1 Peter 1:2-21 · 1 Peter 01:5-9TOSK1 Peter 1:9

1 Peter 1 . 10

10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,C1 Peter 1:2-21 · 1 Peter 01:10-12TOSK1 Peter 1:10TTRejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory)

1 Peter 1 . 11

11 trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.C1 Peter 1:2-21 · 1 Peter 01:10-12TOSK1 Peter 1:11

1 Peter 1 . 12

12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.C1 Peter 1:2-21 · 1 Peter 01:10-12TOSK1 Peter 1:12

1 Peter 1 . 13

13 Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.C1 Peter 1:2-21TOSK1 Peter 1:13

1 Peter 1 . 14

14 As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.C1 Peter 1:2-21TOSK1 Peter 1:14

1 Peter 1 . 15

15 But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,C1 Peter 1:2-21TOSK1 Peter 1:15TTUnleavened Bread (Purity and Sincerity)LTHoliness

1 Peter 1 . 16

16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”IPLeviticus 19:2C1 Peter 1:2-21TOSK1 Peter 1:16TTPurifications (Cleansing and Consecration)

1 Peter 1 . 17

17 Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.C1 Peter 1:2-21TOSK1 Peter 1:17

1 Peter 1 . 18

18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,IPLeviticus 17:11C1 Peter 1:2-21TOSK1 Peter 1:18TTBoaz (Kinsman-Redeemer) · Passover (Christ Our Passover Lamb) · Sacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice) · Year of Jubilee (Ultimate Redemption)

1 Peter 1 . 19

19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.IPExodus 12C1 Peter 1:2-21TOSK1 Peter 1:19

1 Peter 1 . 20

20 He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.C1 Peter 1:2-21TOSK1 Peter 1:20

1 Peter 1 . 21

21 Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.C1 Peter 1:2-21TOSK1 Peter 1:21

1 Peter 1 . 22

22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.IPLeviticus 19:18C1 Peter 1:22-25TOSK1 Peter 1:22TTPurifications (Cleansing and Consecration)

1 Peter 1 . 23

23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.C1 Peter 1:22-25TOSK1 Peter 1:23TTSeed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring) · These are the Generations of (Covenant Genealogy)

1 Peter 1 . 24

24 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,IPIsaiah 40:6-8C1 Peter 1:22-25TOSK1 Peter 1:24TTEden as Temple (Original Sanctuary) · Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope)

1 Peter 1 . 25

25 but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.IPIsaiah 40:6-8C1 Peter 1:22-25TOSK1 Peter 1:25TTEden as Temple (Original Sanctuary) · Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope)

In the wider web27 threads

Intertextuality Pairs

Quotations 1 Peter 1:16 → Leviticus 19:2, 1 Peter 1:24-25 → Isaiah 40:6-8

Allusions 1 Peter 1:19 → Exodus 12, 1 Peter 1:2 → Exodus 24:3-8

Echoes 1 Peter 1:18-19 → Leviticus 17:11, 1 Peter 1:22 → Leviticus 19:18

Trajectories

Babylonian Exile (Judgment and Discipline), Boaz (Kinsman-Redeemer), Burning Bush (Divine Presence in Fire), Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary), Levitical Cities (Priestly Geography), Passover (Christ Our Passover Lamb), Promised Land (Inheritance and Rest), Purifications (Cleansing and Consecration), Rejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory), Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope), Sacrificial System (Christ Our Sacrifice), Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring), These are the Generations of (Covenant Genealogy), Unleavened Bread (Purity and Sincerity), Wilderness Testing (Faith Through Trial), Year of Jubilee (Ultimate Redemption)

Longitudinal Themes

Holiness

Chiasms

Shaped 1 Peter 01:10–12, 1 Peter 01:5–9, 1 Peter 1:2–21, 1 Peter 1:22–25