Acknowledging the Divine Benefactor

Terrance Callan is Professor of Biblical Studies at The Athenaeum of Ohio in Cincinnati. He is the author of several articles on 2 Peter and the commentary on 2 Peter in 'First and Second Peter' (2012). He is also the author of 'Dying and Rising with Christ: The Theology of Paul the Apostle' (2006).

Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation
Discourses in 2 Peter
Rhetography and Rhetology
Text
Author
Addressees
Place and Time of Composition
Outline of 2 Peter

Section 1: 2 Peter 1:1-15
Letter Opening
Unit 1: 2 Peter 1:1-2 Letter Salutation
Unit 2: 2 Peter 1:3-11 Theme of Letter: Peter Proposes Honoring the Divine Benefactor by Living Wisely
Unit 3: 2 Peter 1:12-15 Occasion of Letter: Making it Possible to Remember Peter's Prophetic Teaching after His Death

Section 2: 2 Peter 1:16-2:10a
Letter Body, Part 1
Two Arguments that Jesus Will Come Again
Unit 1: 2 Peter 1:16-18 First Argument: Jesus' Transfiguration Shows that He Will Come Again
Unit 2: 2 Peter 1:19-2:10a Second Argument: The Prophetic Word Shows that Jesus Will Come Again

Section 3: 2 Peter 2:10b-22
Letter Body, Part 2
Prophetic Denunciation of the False Teachers
Unit 1: 2 Peter 2:10b-17 Prophetic Denunciation of the False Teachers' Moral Failings
Unit 2: 2 Peter 2:18-22 Prophetic Analysis of the False Teachers' Destructive Effect on Others

Section 4: 2 Peter 3:1-13
Letter Body, Part 3
Restatement of Letter's Purpose and Resumption of Its Argument
Unit 1: 2 Peter 3:1-4 Peter's Prophetic Reminder of Beneficial Teaching
Unit 2: 2 Peter 3:5-13 Renewed Argument that Jesus Will Come Again

Section 5: 2 Peter 3:14-18
Letter Closing
Bibliography
Author Index
Ancient Documents Index