Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction -- 1 Peter -- 1 Peter 1 -- Apostle (1:1a) -- The people of God among the nations (1:1b) -- The Holy Trinity creates the people of God (1:2) -- Blessing God and living hope (1:3-5) -- Joy in the time of trial (1:6-9) -- Messianic interpretation (1:10-12) -- Hope and holiness (1:13-16) -- Exilic witness : holy reverence in redeemed time (1:17-21) -- Conceived by the Word (1:22-25) -- 1 Peter 2 -- Nourished by the Word (2:1-3) -- Cornerstone, temple, priesthood, nation (2:4-12) -- Messianic revolution (2:13-17) -- Social revolution (2:18-21) -- The original revolutionary (2:21-25) -- 1 Peter 3 -- Domestic revolution (3:1-7) -- Ecclesial revolution (3:8-12) -- Messianic proclamation (3:13-17) -- Messiah's proclamation (3:18-22) -- 1 Peter 4 -- What was (4:1-6) -- What is (4:7-11) -- What is to come (4:12-19) -- 1 Peter 5 -- Messianic leadership (5:1-5) -- The power of God for messianic life (5:6-11) -- Final greetings (5:12-14) -- 2 Peter -- 2 Peter 1 -- Simeon Peter (1:1a) -- Receiving faith through God's justice (1:1b-2) -- Sharing in divine nature (1:3-4) -- Faithful virtues (1:5-7) -- Growing in grace (1:8-11) -- Peter's imminent death (1:12-15) -- Transfiguration : Jesus Christ revealed in glory (1:16-18) -- The authority of prophecy and Scripture (1:19-21) -- Ascending the holy mountain : coda on 2 Peter 1 -- 2 Peter 2 -- Destructive opinions (2:1-3) -- God destroys and rescues : three stories of warning and hope (2:4-10a) -- Ad hominem (2:10b-18) -- Back into slavery (2:19-22) -- Descending into the abyss : coda on 2 Peter 2 -- 2 Peter 3 -- What parousia? (3:1-7) -- The day of the Lord (3:8-13) -- Final words (3:14-18).