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Leading New Testament scholar Craig Keener, one of the most trusted exegetes working today, is widely respected for his thorough research, sound judgments, and knowledge of ancient sources. His four-volume magnum opus on Acts has received high praise from all quarters. This commentary on 1 Peter features Keener’s meticulous and comprehensive research and offers a wealth of fresh insights. It will...

in the form of behavior (anastrephō) inherited from their gentile ancestors (1:18). The goal of such distinctive behavior is to win over nonbelievers, or at least vindicate God’s justice in the final time (anastrophē in 2:12; 3:1–2, 16). In 1:16, Peter provides the biblical basis for his imperative in 1:15 (be consecrated as holy): in Scripture, God summons his people to be holy as he is holy (Lev. 11:44–45; 19:2; 20:26).31 As in the Levitical passages quoted here, this holiness entails behavior
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