Lecture 9 | 1st and 2nd Peter

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There is internal evidence, which links the First Epistle of Peter with the messages of the leading Apostle by that name. Also, as far as external evidence is concerned, several church fathers express support for the traditional authorship, including Irenaeus, Clement, Origen, and Tertullian. The author of 2 Peter is also the Apostle Peter. In 3:1, he refers to his first letter; in 1:14, he refers to the Lord's prediction of his death (John 21:18-19); and in 1:16–18, he claims to have been at the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1–4). The message of the First Epistle is that having Returned to the…