ZONDERVAN

The NIV Application Commentary: 1 Peter

Copyright © 1996 by Scot McKnight

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

McKnight, Scott.

1 Peter / Scot McKnight.

p. cm.—(NIV application commentary)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ePub edition November 2014: ISBN 978-0-310-87120-0

ISBN: 0-310-49290-4

1. Bible. N.T. Peter, 1st—Commentaries. I. Bible. N.T. Peter, 1st. English. New International. 1996. II. Title. III. Series.

BS2795.3.M38 1996

227′.9207–dc20 95-25254

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