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What are the 3 main problems with Peter as author?

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  1. ) External Attestation in the Early Church
  2. ) Stylistic and Literary problems with 1 Peter and Jude
    - - Language and style is different
    - - 2 Peter is repetitive, poor grammar, fewer references to OT, more elaborate, more rare and unusual words
  3. ) Historical and Doctrinal problems that seem to indicate internal inconsistency and a late date
    - - Personal references: includes Simon Peter, transfiguarion
    - - Historical problems: references all of Paul’s letter (3:16), 2 Peter 3:4 (1st generation has died); 2 Peter 1:4 (how his death is imminent might be a reference to John and hasn’t been written yet)
    - - Doctrinal Differences: contradictions between 1 & 2 Peter; soteriorology, christology, and eschatology
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What is the problem of pseudynominity with Peter? How would you tackle the problem of pseudynominity?

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Pseudynominity = most common Scholary belief; a person writing under a false name; later date

  1. ) Peter’s own claim (2 Peter 1 - transfiguration) - if it’s not Peter the author is lying (can’t have pseudynominity and inspiration together)
  2. ) Authorship was central concern to early church
  3. ) Paul cautioned against this (2 Thess. 2:2)

Particular weakness with Pseudynoniminity = lacks a motive (doesn’t teach anything new/contradictory to the rest of the NT)

  • Gospel of Peter = promoted Docetic Christology
  • Gospel of thomas = gnostic worldview
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How would you respond to the 3 main problems with Peter’s authorship?

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  1. ) External attestation in the early church
    - - The early church viewed the epistle more favorably (Origen cites 6x, Eusebius, Jerome, Augustine, Athanasisu, majority of early church accepted it)
    - Evidence for early date is not a lot compared to other NT books but is a lot compared to other 1st c. documents
    - at best external evidence is inconclusive
  2. ) Stylistic and Literary problems with 1 Peter and Jude
    - Language and style is different because they have different purposes and audiences (2 Peter is written against false teachers, 1 Peter is written is written in facing persecution)
    - Peter’s writing style is not easily defined (didn’t write a ton)
    - There are similiarities: greeting/salutation; reference to Noah; 2nd coming of the Lord; prophecy
  3. ) Historical and Doctrinal Problems that seem to indicate internal inconsistency and a late date
    - 3:16 - Reference to all of Paul’s letter (all they had)
    - 2 Peter 3:4 - 1st generation had died (referring to Jewish Patriarch, not early church)
    - 1:14 - death is imminent (didn’t need to rely on John; Jesus said it to him)
    - Doctrinal differences are exaggerated
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What are all the views surrounding the interpretation of 2 Peter 2:1?

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Key Issue: In what sense has Christ “bought” these false teachers?

View #1 (lose their salvation)

  • Sense of bought: salvific
  • Results of being bought: owned and redeemed; believers
  • Analysis: these false teachers are lost forever in hell

View #2 (universal atonement)

  • Sense of bought: salvific
  • Results: Never fully owned/redeemed, salvation only offered, Christ didn’t get what he paid for
  • Analysis: goes against plain meaning of Greek “agorazo”

View #3 (limited atonement)

  • Sense of bought = non-salvific
  • Results: God owned them as part of covenant community
  • analysis: best option; fits context
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How would you argue a proper understanding of 2 Peter 2:1?

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General Response: this is apostasy (part of the visible church, not invisible church)

  1. ) Apostasy - (part of visible church, not invisible church)
  2. ) Meaning of agorazo
    - - always means purchasing something
    - - text says Christ bought these men, not bought something for these men
    - View #1 & #2 make same error that agorazo must be salvific (owning can be covenantal)
    - Context is non-salvific (apostasy, not redemption)
    - Peter uses the Greek word for master, not lord
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Explain the Relationship of 2 Peter to Jude?

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  1. ) Jude has 25 verses, 19 being similar to 2 Peter
  2. ) Options
    - - 2 Peter copied Jude
    - - Jude copied 2 Peter
    - - They both copied outside/unknown source
  3. ) Conclusion: Option 2 is preferred
    - - Jude’s language (v.18) - quoting apostles
    - - Jude seems to be citing someone else
    - - Jude wasn’t an apostle
    - - Fitting when you think about the role of Peter vs. role of Jude in early church