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2 Peter

Bibliographies

On-line Resource Richard Bauckham, "2 Peter: a supplementary bibliography," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 25.1 (March 1982): 91-93.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Michael J. Gilmour, "2 Peter In Recent Research: A Bibliography," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 42.4 (Dec. 1999): 673-678.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Donald Guthrie, "Recent Literature on the Petrine Epistles," Themelios 1.1 (Oct. 1962): 13-23.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by kind permission of the copyright holder]
On-line Resource William G. Hupper, "Additions to 'a 2 Peter bibliography'," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 23.1 (March 1980): 65-66. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Alan Hugh McNeile [1871-1933], An Introduction to the Study of the New TestamentAlan Hugh McNeile [1871-1933], An Introduction to the Study of the New Testament. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1927. Hbk. pp.478. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]

Introductions

On-line Resource Michael J. Kruger, "The Authenticity of 2 Peter," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 42.4 (Dec. 1999): 645-671.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource James Alexander M'Clymont, The New Testament and Its Writers. Being an Introduction to the Books of the New TestamentJames Alexander M'Clymont [1848-1927], The New Testament and Its Writers. Being an Introduction to the Books of the New Testament. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1893. Hbk. pp.288. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book The Face of New Testament StudentsRobert L. Webb, "The Petrine Epistles: Recent Developments and Trends," Scot McKnight & Grant R. Osborne, eds., The Face of New Testament Students. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House / Leicester: Apollos, 2004. Pbk. ISBN: 0801027071. pp.373-390.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Robert L. Webb & Duane F. Watson, Reading Second Peter with New EyesRobert L. Webb & Duane F. Watson, Reading Second Peter with New Eyes. Methodological Reassessments of the Letter of Second Peter. London: Bloomsburg Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 9780567540430. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]

Commentaries

On-line Resource William Henry Bennett [1855-1920], The General Epistles: James, Peter, John and Jude. The Century BibleWilliam Henry Bennett [1855-1920], The General Epistles: James, Peter, John and Jude. The Century Bible. Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C Jack, n.d. Hbk. pp.350. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Charles Bigg [1840-1908], A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of Peter and JudeCharles Bigg [1840-1908], A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of Peter and Jude. The International Critical Commentary, 2nd edition. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1902. Hbk. pp.353. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Green: 2 Peter and JudeMichael Green, 2 Peter and Jude. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Leicester: IVP, 2015. ISBN: 9781783593415. pp.208. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Bauckham: Jude, 2 PeterRichard J. Bauckham, Jude, 2 Peter. Word Biblical Commentary, Vol. 50. Dallas: Word Books, 1983. Hbk. ISBN: 0849902495. pp.357. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource John Calvin (John Owen, translator), Commentaries on the Catholic Epistles. Edinburgh: Calvin Translation Society, 1855. Hbk. pp.488. [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Peter H. Davids, The Letters of 2 Peter and JudePeter H. Davids, The Letters of 2 Peter and Jude. The Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdsmans, 2006. ISBN: 9781467426909. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, A New Testament commentary for English readers various writers, 3 VolsCharles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, A New Testament commentary for English readers various writers, 3 Vols., 3rd edn. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1877-79]. Hbk. pp.554+468+641. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Gene L. Green, Jude and 2 Peter. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008. ISBN: 9781441210722. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource David G. Horrell, The Epistles of Peter and JudeDavid G. Horrell, The Epistles of Peter and Jude. Epworth Commentaries. Peterborough: Epworth Press, 1998. Pbk. ISBN: 0716205238. pp.187. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the author]
On-line Resource Joseph Rawson Lumby [1831-1895], The Epistles of St Peter. The Expositor's BibleJoseph Rawson Lumby [1831-1895], The Epistles of St Peter. The Expositor's Bible. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1893. Hbk. pp.374. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Joseph Bickersteth Mayor [1828-1916], The Epistle of St. Jude and the Second Epistle of St Peter. Greek Text with Introduction and CommentsJoseph Bickersteth Mayor [1828-1916], The Epistle of St. Jude and the Second Epistle of St Peter. Greek Text with Introduction and Comments. London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd. / New York: The Macmillan Company, 1907. Hbk. pp.ccii +239. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource James Moffatt [1870-1944], The General Epistles James, Peter and Judas. The Moffatt New Testament CommentaryJames Moffatt [1870-1944], The General Epistles James, Peter and Judas. The Moffatt New Testament Commentary. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1928. Hbk. pp.246. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Douglas J. Moo, 2 Peter, Jude.Douglas J. Moo, 2 Peter, Jude. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011. ISBN: 9780310871279. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Pheme Perkins, First and Second Peter, James, and JudePheme Perkins, First and Second Peter, James, and Jude. Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching. Louisville, KY: Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2012. ISBN: 9781611641783. pp.218. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Edward Hayes Plumptre [1821-1891], St. Peter & St. Jude with Notes and IntroductionEdward Hayes Plumptre [1821-1891], St. Peter & St. Jude with Notes and Introduction. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1893. Hbk pp.220. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly James G. Samra, James, 1 & 2 Peter, and JudeJames G. Samra, James, 1 & 2 Peter, and Jude. Teach the Text Commentary Series. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2016. ISBN: 9781493405367. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Thomas R. Schreiner, 1, 2 Peter, JudeThomas R. Schreiner, 1, 2 Peter, Jude. The New American Commentary. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 2003. ISBN: 9781433672705. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Charles Simeon, Horae Homileticae or Discourses Digested Into One Continued Series and Forming a Commentary, Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament, Vol. 20: James to Jude, 6th edn. London: Henry G., Bohn, 1844. pp.284-355.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Mark and I & II Peter (Bob Utley)

Other Subjects

Article in Journal or Book George K. Barr, "The Structure of Hebrews and of 1st and 2nd Peter," Irish Biblical Studies 19.1 (1997): 17-31.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Alicia J. Batten & John S. Kloppenborg, James, 1 & 2 Peter, and Early Jesus TraditionsAlicia J. Batten & John S. Kloppenborg, James, 1 & 2 Peter, and Early Jesus Traditions. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015. ISBN: 9780567103444. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Terrance Callan, "The Soteriology of the Second Letter of Peter," Biblica 82 (2001): 549-559.
On-line Resource Terrance Callan, "The Christology of the Second Letter of Peter," Biblica 82 (2001): 253-263.
On-line Resource Terrance Callan, "The Style of the Second Letter of Peter," Biblica 84 (2003): 202-224.
On-line Resource Terrance Callan, "Use of the Letter of Jude by the Second Letter of Peter," Biblica 85 (2004): 42-64.
On-line Resource J. Daryl Charles, "The Language and Logic of Virtue in 2 Peter 1:5-7," Bulletin for Biblical Research 8 (1998): 55-73.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource J. Daryl Charles, "The Angels under Reserve in 2 Peter and Jude," Bulletin for Biblical Research 15.1 (Spring 2005): 39-48.View in PDF format pdf
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Peter H. Davids, A Theology of James, Peter and Jude. Biblical Theology of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014. ISBN: 9780310519430. pp.352. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book M. Dejardins, "Portrayal of the Dissidents in 2 Peter and Jude: Does it tell us more about the 'Godly' than the 'Ungodly'?" Journal for the Study of the New Testament 30 (1987): 89-102.
Article in Journal or Book Alexander T. Desmond. "Lot's Hospitality: A Clue to His Righteousness." Journal of Biblical Literature 104 (1985): 289-291.
On-line Resource Walter M. Dunnett, "The hermeneutics of Jude and 2 Peter: the use of ancient Jewish traditions," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 31.3 (Sept. 1988): 287-292.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Duane A. Dunham, "An Exegetical Study of 2 Peter 2:18-22." Bibliotheca Sacra 140 (1983): 40-54.
Article in Journal or Book William R. Farmer, "Some Critical Reflections on 2 Peter: A Response to a paper on 2 Peter by Denis Farkasfalvy." Second Century 5 (1985): 30- 46.
Article in Journal or Book Victor Paul Furnish, "On Putting Paul in His Place." Journal of Biblical Literature 113 (1994): 3-17.
On-line Resource Michael J. Gilmour, "Reflections on the Authorship of 2 Peter," The Evangelical Quarterly 73.4 (Oct.-Dec. 2001): 291-309.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Book or monograph Michael Gilmour, The Significance of Parallels Between 2 Peter and Other Early Christian Literature. Society of Biblical Literature - Academia Biblica. Leiden: Brill, 2002. Hbk. ISBN: 9004127143. pp.192.
Article in Journal or Book Joel B. Green, "Narrating the Gospel in 1 and 2 Peter," Interpretation 60.3 (Juky 2006): 262-277.
On-line Resource Michael Green, 2 Peter Reconsidered, 1961. London: The Tyndale Press, 1968. Pbk. ISBN: 0851110207. pp.37.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Gale Z. Heide, "What Is New about the New Heaven and the New Earth? A Theology of Creation from Revelation 21 and 2 Peter 3," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 40.1 (March 1997): 37-56.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book D. E. Hiebert, "Selected Studies from 2 Peter. Part 1: The Necessary Growth in the Christian Life: An Exposition of 2 Peter 1:5-11." Bibliotheca Sacra 141 (1984): 43-54.
Article in Journal or Book D. E. Hiebert, "Selected Studies from 2 Peter. Part 2: The Prophetic Foundation for the Christian Life: An Exposition of 2 Peter 1:19-21." Bibliotheca Sacra 141 (1984): 158-168.
Article in Journal or Book D. E. Hiebert, "Selected Studies from 2 Peter. Part 3: A Portrayal of False Teachers: An Exposition of 2 Peter 2:1-3." Bibliotheca Sacra 141 (1984): 255-265.
Article in Journal or Book D. E. Hiebert, "Selected Studies from 2 Peter. Part 4: Directives for Living in Dangerous Days: An Exposition of 2 Peter 3:14-18a." Bibliotheca Sacra 141 (1984): 330-340.
On-line Resource P.H.R. van Houwelingen, "The Authenticity of 2 Peter: Problems and Possible Solutions," European Journal of Theology 19.2 (2010): 119-129.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book Ernst Käsemann, "An Apologia for Primitive Christian Eschatology," in Essays on New Testament Themes. London: SCM, 1964. pp.169-95.
Article in Journal or Book Marchant A. King., "Jude and 1 and 2 Peter: Notes on the Bodmer Manuscript," Bibliotheca Sacra 121: 481 (1964): 54-57.
Article in Journal or Book Alan L. Kolp, "Partakers of the Divine Nature: The Use of 2 Peter 1:4 by Athanasius." Studia Patristica 17 (1982): 1018-1023.
On-line Resource Michael J. Kruger, "The Authenticity Of 2 Peter," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 42.4 (1999): 645-671.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book John Makujina, "The 'Trouble' With Lot In 2 Peter: Locating Peter's Source For Lot's Torment," Westminster Theological Journal 60.2 (1998): 255-269.
Article in Journal or Book Sam Meier, "2 Peter 3:3-7-An Early Jewish and Christian Response to Eschatological Skepticism." Biblische Zeitschrift 32 (1988): 255-257.
Article in Journal or Book Robert J. Miller, "Is There Independent Attestation for the Transfiguration in 2 Peter?" New Testament Studies 42 (1996): 620-625.
Article in Journal or Book J.H. Neyrey, "The Apologetic Use of the Transfiguration in 2 Peter 1:16-21," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 42 (1980): 504-19.
Article in Journal or Book J.H. Neyrey, "The Form and Background of the Polemic in 2 Peter," Journal of Biblical Literature 99 (1980): 407-31.
Article in Journal or Book R. Larry Overstreet, "A Study of 2 Peter 3:10-13." Bibliotheca Sacra 137 (1980): 354-371.
Article in Journal or Book Robert A. Peterson, "Apostasy." Presbyterion 19 (1993): 17-31.
Article in Journal or Book Robert E. Picirilli, "Allusions to 2 Peter in the Apostolic Fathers."Journal for the Study of the New Testament 33 (1988): 57-83.
Article in Journal or Book Carsten P. Thiede, "A Pagan Reader of 2 Peter: Cosmic Conflagration in 2 Peter 3 and the OCTAVIUS of Minucius Felix." Journal for the Study of the New Testament 26 (1986): 79-96.
Article in Journal or Book David Wenham, "Being 'Found' on the Last Day: New Light on 2 Peter 3.10 and 2 Corinthians 5.3." New Testament Studies 33 (1987): 477- 479.
Article in Journal or Book Al Wolters, "Worldview and Textual Criticism in 2 Peter 3:10," Westminster Theological Journal 49.2 (1987): 405-413.
Article in Journal or Book Al Wolters, " 'Partners of the Deity': A Covenantal Reading of 2 Peter 1:4." Calvin Theological Journal 25 (1990): 28- 44.
Article in Journal or Book Al Wolters, "Postscript to 'Partners of the Deity.'" Calvin Theological Journal 26 (1990): 418- 420.

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