second epistle of peter
1Second Epistle of Peter — The Second Epistle of Peter is a book of the New Testament of the Bible, traditionally ascribed to Saint Peter, but in modern times widely regarded as pseudonymous.According to the epistle itself, it was written by the apostle Peter, an… …
2Second Epistle of Peter — noun the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle • Syn: ↑II Peter • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Epistle • Part Holonyms: ↑New Testament …
3Epistle of Peter — There are two books in the New Testament called Epistles of Peter: *First Epistle of Peter *Second Epistle of Peter …
4First Epistle of Peter — The First Epistle of Peter is a book of the New Testament. It has traditionally been held to have been written by Saint Peter the apostle during his time as bishop of Rome. The letter is addressed to various churches in Asia Minor suffering… …
5Second Epistle to the Corinthians — Books of the New Testament …
6Second Epistle of John — The Second Epistle of John (often simply called 2nd John or II John) is a book in the Christian Holy Scriptures, the authorship of which has been traditionally attributed to John the Evangelist by the Christian Church, although this is debated… …
7Peter, second epistle of — A late and pseudonymous epistle that hovered on the edge of the canon, but eventually the claim to be a second letter from Peter (2 Pet. 3:1) prevailed. Its late composition is indicated by the references to the epistles of Paul which have become …
8Peter, Second Epistle of — The question of the authenticity of this epistle has been much discussed, but the weight of evidence is wholly in favour of its claim to be the production of the apostle whose name it bears. It appears to have been written shortly before the… …
9PETER, THE SECOND EPISTLE OF — addressed to all who anywhere bore the Christian name; appears to have been written not long before his death to counteract certain fatal forms of error, at once doctrinal and practical, that had already begun to creep into the Church, and… …
10Epistle of Jude — The brief Epistle of Jude is the penultimate book in the Christian New Testament canon. Author and dateThe epistle is titled as written by Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James (NRSV). If taken literally this means that the… …
