1 & 2 Peter:

by Alexander Nisbet

Alexander Nisbet's commentary on 1 & 2 Peter provides an outstanding practical treatment of his epistles. This Geneva Series of Commentaries is ideal aid for preachers, teachers, group leaders and all students or readers of the Bible. Perhaps of all the apostles, most Christians find themselves most readily drawn to Simon Peter. His failure, restoration and subsequent usefulness provide hope for those who face testing and temptation. Despite that, Peter s twin epistles are probably given less attention than many other sections of the New Testament. But they continue to speak with power and relevance.

They provide encouragement and assurance from one who himself needed both; they give basic instruction in Christian living; they also provide clear teaching on false doctrine. They are therefore essential letters for Christians today.

300 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1989

Reviews

[Joshua Schwisow · Rating 5 out of 5]

You don’t find commentaries written like this one anymore. Written by a Scottish minister in the 1600s it is filled with sound interpretation and abundant practical observations and applications. It is also thankfully not excessively long-winded either. I recommend it.

[Jonah Hill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some chapters were better than others, but overall, a good resource to have when preaching through 1 Peter.

[Josh · Rating 3 out of 5]

The theology in this volume was sound and classic Reformed teaching, but this particular format of commentary didn't serve my soul as some of the other Banner of Truth classic commentaries have. Nisbet does a very brief exegesis of the text, followed by a number of unrelated observations of 1-2 sentences in length. Occasionally they were great, but it had the net effect of being an accumulation of bullet point insights that were of mixed usage and relevance. But still: always good to remember we are not the first generation to search and teach the Scripture...