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2 Peter |
 The Second Epistle of Peter is a book of the New Testament of the
Bible, traditionally ascribed to Saint Peter, but in modern times widely
regarded as pseudonymous.
The first New Testament book to treat other New Testament writings as scripture,
II Peter was one of the last letters included in the New Testament canon; it
quotes from and adapts Jude extensively, identifies Jesus with God, and
addresses a threatening heresy which had arisen because the end and salvation
did not occur, as had been promised, in the time of the first generation of
believers.
According to the epistle itself, it was written by the apostle Peter, an
eyewitness to Jesus' ministry. He criticizes "false teachers" who distort the
authentic, apostolic tradition, and predicts judgment for them. He explains that
God has delayed the Second Coming so that more people will have the chance to
reject evil and find salvation. He calls on Christians to wait patiently for the
parousia and to study scripture.
The dating of this epistle has proved very difficult. Commentaries and reference
books have placed 2 Peter in almost every decade from 60 to 160AD.
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