A concise yet thorough analysis and exploration into the first letter of Peter.

The commentary author provides an excursus at the end which provides her analysis of the Semitisms of the Greek text of 1 Peter and concludes it was most likely written by someone whose primary language was a Semitic one, most likely Aramaic. She does not push Petrine authorship but does show it is a viable proposition.

The author maintains the thesis that the 1 Peter audience were Christians exiled from Rome to colonies in the provinces of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), thus making more of the "exile" theme than imagery/metaphor/allegory.

Her exposition remains in conversation with the various textual and exegetical challenges present in 1 Peter and she adroitly navigates them. The commentary is rich with compelling insights into the text and its application.

Highly recommended commentary.

**--galley received as part of early review program ( )

Fairly thorough, with some notable omissions. Not overly exegetical, despite the subtitle. ( )

Fairly thorough, with some notable omissions. Not overly exegetical, despite the subtitle. ( )

I found this commentary to be very useful as I preached through 1 Peter. Jobes is a scholar who is well-acquainted with the literature of Petrine studies and she has written a very solid work of exegesis. One weakness, for me, in the use of this book is the elementary level of my Koine Greek, making it harder for me to understand and make use of the original language when it was key to understanding her interpretation of a passage. Another facet of the book that was a weakness relative to my usage of it was that I was preaching through Peter's letter and Jobes book, being primarily exegetical, did not have many insights geared towards application. Of the resources I use this book was at the top of my second line of references. I commend it to anyone preaching or doing scholarly work on 1 Peter. ( )

http://www.wordandspirit.co.uk/blog/2007/04/24/book-review-baker-exegetical-comm... ( )