
3 chapters
Second Peter confronts emerging false teaching threatening Christian communities through denial of Christ's return, moral libertinism, and denigration of apostolic authority, providing theological corrective grounded in eyewitness testimony, scriptural authority, and eschatological certainty. Through passionate apologetic combining harsh condemnation of false teachers with positive theological foundations, the letter addresses the perennial challenge of maintaining doctrinal and ethical integrity when innovative teaching promises enlightened freedom from traditional constraints while actually delivering moral and spiritual bondage.
Author
Peter (though widely debated)
Date Written
64-68 AD
Audience
Universal Christian audience