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2 Peter

Petrou B

2 Peter absorbs and rewrites nearly all of Jude to combat teachers who mock the delay of Christ's promised return, treating that delayed Parousia as a settled, multi-generational problem and referring to a collection of Paul's letters already read, and disputed, as scripture.

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  • Jude · c. AD 90-110; must predate 2 Peter, which reuses and expands most of its content
  • 1 Peter · c. AD 60-100

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