Background: the letter opens with the same emphasis as in 1P on Christian behavior.Ch2,3 are a strong onslaught against those who misled by wrong teaching and the writer speaks in detail of their future punishment.This leads him to speak of the return of Yeshua
Author: Simon Peter
Date and Location:AD64-67,shortly after 1P
Purpose:
-To remind his readers of Yah's provisions for salvation and spiritual maturity(1)
-To warn of the dangers of apostasy(2)
-To assume them concerning Lord's return(3)
Unique Features:
-Blends severity and tenderness on addressing church problem
-2P contains key passages on:
>the inspiration of the Scripture(1:19-21)
>false teachers(2)
>The day of the Lord(3:10-13)
-Peter showed that he and Paul had repaired the rift between them,acknowledging Paul's letters to be on the same level as OT scripture(3:15,16)
Comparison:Jn14:-16 and 2P + 2Ti:are farewell discourses
2Th.both concentrate on the darker side of things to come
Jude:2P warns of false teachers who would come;Jude warns against false teachers who were already there
Abbreviations: 2Pet./Ptr./Pe./Pt./P
MV: 2P2:1
Bib1Yr: Jas2No Respect of Persons
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