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Introduction To "2 Peter", Félix H. Cortez, Keldie Paroschi
Introduction To "2 Peter", Félix H. Cortez, Keldie Paroschi
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An Evaluation Of 2 Peter As A Testament, Joel Thomas
An Evaluation Of 2 Peter As A Testament, Joel Thomas
Eleutheria: John W. Rawlings School of Divinity Academic Journal
The authorship of 2 Peter is one of the most disputed areas of NT studies. There are many facets to this issue. This paper will address the contention by many scholars that 2 Peter is testamentary in nature and is therefore pseudepigraphal. The various testamentary genres will be analyzed for characteristics, and then those characteristics will be compared to 2 Peter to determine whether 2 Peter is testamentary in nature and the likelihood that it is pseudepigraphal. The conclusion of this study is 2 Peter does not meet the characteristics of any testamentary genre and that it is in fact …