that 1 Pet 5:13 was similarly quoted in connection with the Gospel of Mark just before the fragmentary present text begins (see F. H. Chase, “Peter, First Epistle of,” HDB 3:780–81). Aside from the four Gospels and the letters of Paul, the external attestation for 1 Peter is as strong, or stronger, than that for any NT book. There is no evidence anywhere of controversy over its authorship or authority. The testimonies of Papias, Polycarp, and Irenaeus, however, suggest that it may have had a more