Books on 1 Peter

Has anyone made use (either personally or pastorally) of a lay-level book on 1 Peter that you would recommend? I am preparing to preach a series on 1 Peter and would like to be able to recommend a book to my congregation for those who are so inclined which they can read themselves.

If anyone has any suggestions for a good resource on 1 Peter that could be used in a Bible study, I would be interested to hear that as well.

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Todd Phillips

Edmund Clowney's The Message of First Peter may cover both of your requests. It's a lay-level commentary that is very pastoral and very readable. It also has a study guide at the end that would work well for bible study groups.

https://www.logos.com/product/47511/the-message-of-1-peter

DAL

Todd's suggestion is an excellent one. Here's another one: https://www.logos.com/product/18482/focus-on-the-bible-1-peter

That one is from the Focus on the Bible series and it also includes a study guide at the end. When you are there check out the "See inside" and then a window will pop up and on the right upper side click on the table of contents and you will see how it's outlined in more detail. Also check out The Outline Bible and Spurgeon's commentary on 1 Peter for other practical ways of getting sermon ideas. Here's the Focus on the Bible 1 Peter outline in case you might not be able to see it:

TABLE of CONTENTS

Erwin

In my opinion the 3 best lay-level books on 1 Peter would be:

Wayne Grudem’s “1 Peter” (Tyndale New Testament Commentary)

Edmund Clowney’s “Message of First Peter” (Bible Speaks Today Series)

I. Howard Marshall “1 Peter” (IVP New Testament Commentary)

I also always look at Warren Wiersbe’s Bible Exposition Commentary Commentary for good devotional/ application insights (The individual book for 1 Peter is “Be Hopeful”)

Paul Caneparo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/900698#Comment_900698

In my opinion the 3 best lay-level books on 1 Peter would be:

Wayne Grudem’s “1 Peter” (Tyndale New Testament Commentary)

Edmund Clowney’s “Message of First Peter” (Bible Speaks Today Series)

I. Howard Marshall “1 Peter” (IVP New Testament Commentary)

I also always look at Warren Wiersbe’s Bible Exposition Commentary Commentary for good devotional/ application insights (The individual book for 1 Peter is “Be Hopeful”)

I would echo those recommendations.

Jordan Litchfield

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/900703#Comment_900703

Thanks for your suggestions!

DAL

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/900731#Comment_900731

Thanks for your suggestions!

Here's a last one on the practical side: https://www.logos.com/product/16295/living-for-christ-in-a-pagan-world-1-and-2-peter-simply-explained

It's from the Welwyn commentary series. More detailed than Wiersbe's volume, but similar.

DAL