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Peter and Jude

  1. Lesson One
    Overview of 1 Peter
    21 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    Something Old, Something New (1 Peter Review)
    18 Activities
  3. Lesson Three
    2 Peter
    16 Activities
  4. Lesson Four
    Jude
    14 Activities
  5. Lesson Five
    Case Study: Peter (1 and 2 Peter Review)
    18 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

Peter isn’t an innovator, or as skilled a rhetorician as Paul. While Paul drew from a wide variety of sources in his letters, Peter relies more strictly on the Old Testament and other apostolic traditions. This reliance, along with Peter’s authorship, helps explain why 1 Peter was so readily quoted and adapted by early thinkers and theologians, as we saw in an earlier exercise. 

  1. Note the parallels between 1 Peter and other New Testament texts in the examples below by navigating in YouVersion to read each pair of verses. Then offer a brief summation of the message they share in the “Message” column in your workbook.
  • Matthew 5:16 / 1 Peter 2:12
  • Romans 12:2 / 1 Peter 1:14
  • Luke 6:28 / 1 Peter 3:9
New Testament1 PeterMessage
Matthew 5:161 Peter 2:12 
Romans 12:21 Peter 1:14
Luke 6:281 Peter 3:9

Reference: Joel B. Green, 1 Peter, 2007, pp. 228-232.

Below is the completed chart for this exercise.
New Testament 1 Peter Message
Matthew 5:16 1 Peter 2:12 Impress pagans with virtue.
Romans 12:2 1 Peter 1:14 Don’t conform to the world.
Luke 6:28 1 Peter 3:9 Bless those who curse you.

Reference: Joel B. Green, 1 Peter, 2007, pp. 228-232.