1 & 2 Peter: A Self-Study Guide - Paperback

by Irving L. Jensen (Author)

If you are experiencing trials, you will find encouragement and comfort in the epistles of Peter. Writing to believers who were being persecuted for their faith, Peter shows how trials are an important part of spiritual development in the individual. This self-study guide will also help you explore Peter's practical guidelines for handling everyday responsiblities relating to the church, the home, and the world. In his second letter Peter reveals God's design for the future, including a graphic description of the destruction of the earth.

The books in the Jensen Bible Self-Study Guide series are designed to provide you with a broader understanding of God's Word. Offering historical context and background, author information, charts, and other helps, these books will equip you with a comprehensive reference tool you'll return to often. Each study includes an opportunity for analysis, response, and further study in a response-oriented format. The thirty-nine books in this series are suitable for both personal and group use.

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If you're experiencing trials you will find encouragement and comfort in the epistles of Peter. Writing to believers who were being persecuted for their faith, Peter shows how trials are an important part of spiritual development in the individual. This self-study guide will also help you explore Peter's practical guidelines for handling everyday responsibilities relating to the church, the home, and the world. In his second letter Peter reveals God's design for the future, including a graphic description of the destruction of the earth.

If you are looking for a comprehensive, challenging tool to use in personal, group, or class Bible study, you'll find the Jensen Bible Self-Study Guide series an exciting way to better understand the important truths of God's Word. Each response-oriented guide in the 39-book series features helpful charts, graphs, maps, and ideas for projects and further study. You'll refer back to each completed guide as a reference again and again as you study the Scriptures. This study series has enabled millions to effectively explore and understand God's eternal message, and it continues to be the most widely used tool for Bible study today.

Author Biography

IRVING L. JENSEN (B.A., Wagner College; S.T.B., Biblical Seminary; Th.D., Northwestern Theological Seminary), was professor and chairman of the department of Bible at Bryan College, Dayton, Tennessee, and the author of numerous books, including the entire Bible Self-Study Series; Jensen's Survey of the Old Testament; Jensen's Survey of the New Testament; Jensen's Bible Study Charts; Acts: An Inductive Study; Independent Bible Study; and How to Profit from Bible Reading.