Title: Chapter 08: Fill-in-the-blank/Short Answer Questions: The First Letter of Peter
Course: Engaging the Christian Scriptures Instructor's Manual

Q: What are two reasons that many scholars doubt that the apostle Peter wrote the letter of 1 Peter?
- referring to Rome as “Babylon” did not become common until after Peter had died; the author refers to himself as an “elder,” which is not a title associated with Peter and seems to fit a later development of church organization (referring to Rome as “Babylon” did not become common until after Peter had died; the author refers to himself as an “elder,” which is not a title associated with Peter and seems to fit a later development of church organization)

Q: Were the recipients of 1 Peter primarily Jewish Christians or primarily Gentile Christians?
- Gentile Christians (Gentile Christians)

Q: What is the basic twofold approach the author of 1 Peter adopts to address the situation of the readers?
- reinforcing the readers’ communal identity as Christian believers and encouraging the readers to adapt as much as possible to their social environment to avoid unnecessary harassment (reinforcing the readers’ communal identity as Christian believers and encouraging the readers to adapt as much as possible to their social environment to avoid unnecessary harassment)

Q: Why does 1 Peter refer to the Christians as “exiles” and “aliens”?
- because their identity as God’s chosen people leads to estrangement in the world (because their identity as God’s chosen people leads to estrangement in the world)

Q: What is the primary form of “suffering” experienced by the recipients of 1 Peter?
- verbal slander (verbal slander)