Inside this issue:1. The Rehabilitation of an Exegetical Step-Child: 1 Peter in Recent Research, by John H. Elliott2. The Critical Exploration of 1 Peter, by Dennis Sylva3. Parenesis and Kerygma in 1 Peter, by Eduard Lohse, translated by John Steely4. 1 Peter, Its Situation and Strategy: A Discussion with David Balch, by John H. Elliott5. Hellenization / Acculturation in 1 Peter, by David Balch6. The Literary and Theological Function of 1 Peter 1:3-12, by David W. Kendall7. The Functional Christology of First Peter, by Earl Richard8. Once Again: The Plan of 1 Peter, by Charles H. Talbert