Outline for 2 Peter by Dr. J. Vernon McGee.
If, however, Peter is the author, then a date up to 64 CE is allowable. 34 However, a date earlier than 64 is not probable because (1) the theme of persecution fits well with the end of Nero’s reign; and (2) the probability that Peter is writing to largely Gentile churches argues for a date shortly after Paul’s death, 35 for otherwise Peter would seem to be intruding on Paul’s domain.
Because the Epistle of Jude is much shorter than 2 Peter, and due to various stylistic details, the scholarly consensus is that Jude was the source for the similar passages of 2 Peter. Tartarus is mentioned in 2 Peter 2:4 as devoted to the holding of certain fallen angels. It is elaborated on in Jude 6.
III. Outlines of the books. A. I Peter. 1. Salutation. (I Peter 1:1-2) 2. Peter praises God for a living hope. (I Peter 1:3-12) 3. He commands holy living. (I Peter 1:13-2:3) 4. The apostle uses several metaphors to describe the relationship between Christ and his believers. 5. Peter discusses a series of relationships in the life of God's.
IELTS Writing Task 2: different essay outlines Today's lesson is a little longer than usual, so I'm attaching it as a document. In the lesson, I look at three different essay outlines for the 'extreme sports' question that I shared last week.
The literary genre of 2 Peter is an epistle written to the main personalities, an implied group of believers in Asia Minor and other places around that region. The author is the Apostle Peter a dedicated servant and disciple of Jesus. The date that the letter was written has some controversy.
Peter reminds us that we can trust scripture because: 1) It was written by eyewitnesses in risk of their lives. 2) It reflects God’s single message through a variety of human writers. And 3) It will change your life as you read it. Scripture: 2 Peter 1:16-21, 2 Timothy 3:16. Denomination: Baptist.
This is saying that Peter is writing to the same group of people he wrote to in First Peter. However, there are other signs that could point to other readers, like in the first chapter of Second Peter. 1:1 suggests it was written for a wider readership, which would have included those who received the first letter and to whom 3:1 would then refer.