1:1 Simon Peter. See Introduction. a bondservant and apostle. Peter identifies himself with a balance of humility and dignity. As a servant, he was on equal basis with other Christians—an obedient slave of Christ. As an apostle, he was unique, divinely called, and commissioned as an eyewitness to the resurrection of Christ (See note on Rom. 1:1). To those. The recipients of this letter are the same as those who received Peter’s first letter (cf. 3:1; 1 Pet. 1:1; see Introductions to 1, 2 Peter).