Jensens survey of the old testament adam 583
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2. Read the epistle paragraph by
paragraph, assigning a title to each
paragraph as you read.
3. Scan the paragraphs again and note the
opening word or phrase of each. Does this
suggest anything about Peter’s writing?
4. Compare the paragraphs in regard to
general kind of content: for example, the
amount of doctrine (teaching, such as 1:1819), as compared with the amount of
practical injunctions (such as the command
of 2:2).
5. Compare the opening paragraph (1:1-2)
and closing paragraph (5:12-14).
6. What new key words and phrases do
you observe?
C. STRUCTURE OF THE WHOLE
The organization of a book of the Bible is
not always clearly discerned. This is so for 1
Peter. Whatever outline is arrived at for a
Bible book, the student should not force any
arti cial structure onto any part of the book,
just for the sake of a homogeneous or
symmetrical outline. The suggestions for
survey study given below have this counsel
in mind.
1. Read your paragraph titles and try to
recall the general movement of 1 Peter.
2. The opening and closing paragraphs are
typical salutations found in epistles.
3. In constructing an outline, we should
always look for groups of paragraphs of
similar content. One group shows up very
clearly in 1 Peter — paragraphs involving
servants, wives, husbands, and so forth.
Locate these paragraphs in the epistle. Chart
111 shows this group beginning at 2:11 and
ending at 3:12. Observe that the opening
and closing paragraphs are directed to
believers in general. The other paragraphs
are addressed to more speci c groups. List
these in the following outline:
2:11-12 _____________________________________________
2:13-17 _____________________________________________
2:18-25 _____________________________________________
3:1-6 _______________________________________________
3:7 _________________________________________________
3:8-12 ______________________________________________
In this connection also note the appeal of
subjection, or submission, directed to each
group (e.g., 2:13, 18; 3:1, 7).
4. You no doubt have already observed
that the subject of trial and su ering
appears often in 1 Peter. Read each verse
listed below, and record what is said about
su ering in each case. (The rst group gives
the appearances of the word suffering in its
various forms as related to Christ; the
second group, as related to believers. The
last group shows references to the subject of
suffering.)
Group 1: Christ’s suffering
1:11; 2:21, 23; 3:18; 4:1, 13; 5:1
Group 2: Believers suffering
2:19, 20; 3:14, 17; 4:1, 13, 15,
16, 19; 5:9, 10
Group 3: Other references
1:6, 7; 2:12; 3:13, 16; 4:4, 12,
14
What combination of two chapters has the
most references to suffering?
How is trial related to salvation in 1:5-9?
5. There are important references to
Christ’s second coming in this epistle. What
is taught in 1:8, 13; 2:12; 4:7, 13; 5:4?
(There are other references that imply this
