ContentsAcknowledgementsList of TablesAbbreviations1 Introduction Framing the Present Study 1.1 Delimitations: Narrowing the Focus 1.2 Looking Ahead2 Mission in Primo-Petrine Literature 2.1 A Survey of the Literature 2.2 Summary3 Methodologies Narrative Transportation and Social Identity Theories 3.1 Narrative Transportation Theory 3.2 Social Identity Theory 3.3 First Peter in View of Narrative Transportation and Social Identity Theories4 The Character of the Calling 1 Peter 1:13–21 4.1 Introductory Comments 4.2 Called by God to Holiness (1 Peter 1:15–16) 4.3 Called to a New Paternity (1 Peter 1:14, 17–19) 4.4 Called to a New Hope (1 Peter 1:13, 20–21) 4.5 Conclusion5 The Commission of the Calling 1 Peter 2:4–10 5.1 Introductory Comments 5.2 Peter’s Ecclesiological Calling (1 Peter 2:5, 9–10) 5.3 The Christological Foundation of Peter’s Ecclesial Calling (1 Peter 2:4, 6–8) 5.4 Conclusion6 The Consequences of the Calling 1 Peter 2:18–25 6.1 Introductory Comments 6.2 Bondservants as Exemplars in Suffering (1 Peter 2:18–21) 6.3 Christ: Servant of God & Prototype of Gracious Endurance (1 Peter 2:22–25) 6.4 Conclusion7 The Commitment of the Calling 1 Peter 3:8–17 7.1 Introductory Comments 7.2 Blessing as Non-retaliation (1 Pet 3:8–9) 7.3 Blessing as Seeking Peace (1 Pet 3:10–12) 7.4 Blessing as Sharing the Hope of One’s Faith (1 Pet 3:13–17) 7.5 Conclusion8 The Consummation of the Calling 1 Peter 5:6–14 8.1 Introductory Comments 8.2 Called to Eternal Glory (5:10–11) 8.3 Firm in the Grace of God within ‘Babylon’ (1 Peter 5:12–14) 8.4 Exaltation of the Humble (1 Peter 5:6–7) 8.5 Resisting the True Enemy of the Church (1 Peter 5:8–9) 8.6 Conclusion9 Conclusion A People CalledBibliographyIndex