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2 Peter 1 is the first chapter of the Second Epistle of Peter in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.The author identifies himself as "Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ" and the epistle is traditionally attributed to Peter the Apostle, but some writers argue that it is the work of Peter's followers in Rome between the years 70 and 100.
2 Peter, also known as the Second Epistle of Peter and abbreviated as 2 Pet., [a] is an epistle of the New Testament written in Koine Greek.It identifies the author as "Simon Peter" (in some translations, 'Simeon' or 'Shimon'), a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 1:1).
Most scholars believe that 1 Peter and 2 Peter were not written by the same author(s). 1 Peter is essentially traditional, drawing on key Psalms, key chapters of Isaiah, and wisdom sayings, some of which are found elsewhere in the New Testament. 2 Peter, however, favors a more allusive style and is dependent on more obscure sources. [1]
a.k.a. Peter Apostle of Jesus Person AD 1: AD 66: Simon: Aramaic: שמעון Pronunciation: Sheem-own Simon Ben Jonah: Aramaic: שמעון בר יונה Pronunciation: Sheem-own Ball Yonaw Peter: Aramaic: כיפא Aramaic with vowels: כֵּיפָא Pronunciation: Keifa Meaning: Rock/Stone Sinai Peninsula: Region Ancient Egyptian:
The Second Epistle of Peter refers to the proverb (2 Peter 2:22), [7] "But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire." Kipling cites this in his poem The Gods of the Copybook Headings as one of several classic examples of repeated folly:
According to bible scholar Craig Blomberg, the Gospel of Peter is pseudepigraphical (bearing the name of an author who did not actually compose the text). [2] The true author of the gospel remains a mystery. Although there are parallels with the three synoptic gospels, Peter does not use any of the material unique to Matthew or unique to Luke.
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For instance, there are similarities between 1 Peter and Peter's speeches in the Biblical book of Acts, [14] allusions to several historical sayings of Jesus indicative of eyewitness testimony (e.g., compare Luke 12:35 with 1 Peter 1:13, Matthew 5:16 with 1 Peter 2:12, and Matthew 5:10 with 1 Peter 3:14), [15] and early attestation of Peter's ...