#hub #overview # 📖 2 Peter > [!info] Info > [[#📖 Summary of Book]] > [[#🧭 Theme Verse]] > [[#🧭 Major Themes]] > [[#📅 Outline of Book]] > **[[#✍️ Chapter-by-Chapter Notes]]** > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflections]] > [[#📚 Further Study / Interesting Insights]] ## 📖 Summary of Book > The book of 2 Peter warns against false teachers and urges believers to grow in the knowledge and grace of Jesus Christ. Peter stresses the importance of Scripture, reminds readers of God’s coming judgment, and encourages them to live godly lives as they await Christ’s return. It is a strong call to spiritual maturity and vigilance in the face of deception. Genre- ***Epistle*** (Letter) – both pastoral and polemical, combining encouragement with warning. Date Written: Around A.D. 64–68, likely from Rome, shortly before Peter’s martyrdom under Emperor Nero. --- ## 🧭 Theme Verse > 2 Peter 3:18 – “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.” --- ## 🧭 Major Themes - Spiritual growth and maturity in Christ - Authority of Scripture and apostolic teaching - Warning against false teachers and corruption - God’s judgment and deliverance throughout history - The certainty of Christ’s return - Living with holiness and hope in light of eternity --- ## 📅 Outline of Book - Greeting and Call to Growth (1:1–11) - Peter’s Reminder of Apostolic Witness (1:12–21) - Warning Against False Teachers (2:1–22 - Certainty of the Lord’s Return (3:1–13) - Final Exhortation and Closing (3:14–18) --- ## ✍️ Chapter-by-Chapter Notes - [[2 Peter 01]] --- ## 🙏 Devotional Reflections - --- ## 📚 Further Study / Interesting Insights #### 10 Historical Facts 1. 2 Peter is one of the last New Testament writings, carrying a strong sense of final testament from the apostle. 2. Peter likely wrote from Rome, where tradition says he was imprisoned before execution. 3. Some of Peter’s language parallels Jude, suggesting either literary borrowing or shared concerns about false teachers. 4. The letter addresses early Gnostic tendencies that denied Christ’s return and promoted moral corruption. 5. Peter emphasizes his eyewitness account of the Transfiguration (1:16–18) as a defense of apostolic authority. 6. The Roman world was rife with traveling teachers and philosophers; Peter warns against such “false teachers” who exploited people for gain. 7. Believers were facing persecution under Nero’s regime, making Peter’s call for perseverance especially urgent. 8. The delay of Christ’s return was a stumbling block for many, giving rise to scoffers who doubted His coming (3:3–4). 9. Peter references Noah and Lot as historical examples of God’s ability to judge the wicked and preserve the righteous (2:4–9). 10. The destruction of the heavens and earth by fire (3:10–12) contrasts with the earlier destruction by flood, highlighting God’s ultimate plan for renewal. #### Resources for Further Study - Thomas R. Schreiner, 1, 2 Peter, Jude (NAC Commentary) - Douglas J. Moo, 2 Peter and Jude (NIV Application Commentary) - Richard Bauckham, Jude, 2 Peter (Word Biblical Commentary - Michael Green, 2 Peter and Jude (Tyndale New Testament Commentary) - N.T. Wright, Early Christian Letters: 2 Peter, Jude (For Everyone Commentary Series) ---