1 Peter Written
- Dates
- 63 AD
The book of 1 Peter indicates that Peter was the author of this letter (1:1). It was probably written from Rome ("Babylon," 5:13) in the first half of the 60s. Peter, according to tradition, died as a martyr in Rome after Nero's great persecution.
In detail
The precise date of the writing of this epistle cannot be determined. The letter was written probably from Rome, as the name "Babylon" suggests (see 5:13). This would mean that it was written near the end of the apostle's life. The absence of any reference to Peter's presence in Rome in Paul's letters from that city suggests that Peter did not arrive there until about the time of Paul's final arrest, about a.d. 66. Although nothing definite can be said regarding the date of 1 Peter, the foregoing suggests as a likely date the middle of the sixties of the 1st century. The epistle reflects the existence of an unfriendly attitude toward Christians (2:12 4:12—16). This may suggest the time of Nero's persecution, which began in a.d. 64.
Bible passages
- 1 Peter 1:1
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Text of the King James Version.
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