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"Its literary qualities were vouched for by Polycarp as early as the 2nd century, and it was explicitly attributed to Peter by Irenaeus a little later (‘Adv. Haer.' IV, 9, 2) the First Epistle of Peter was soon assured of a place in the canon of the NT. In modern exegesis, it was long considered as a rather dull book from the literary point of view, weighed down by tradition and poor by comparison with the letters of the brilliant, impassioned Saul of Tarsus. Peter appeared to be an imitator and studying his work was not essential. For this reason, 1 Peter was the neglected chapter of New Testament studies. A mere glance at the bibliography shows that this situation has altered radically in contemporary exegesis. One of the reasons for the revival of interest is probably the affinities between the situation of Christians in Asia Minor during the 1st century and those experienced by the ‘fraternity' throughout the world today (I P 5, 9)." [Jacques Schlosser — beginning of the Introduction]"