Study questions, maps, charts, key words, history, background, outlines, and links to help you study Peter’s second epistle.
Bible Study: 2 Peter: How to Find Life
Background & Outlines
- Map of NT Churches
- Blue Letter Bible: Peter in New Testament
- Blue Letter Bible: Chronology of Acts/Epistles
- Eyewitness History: Persecution Under Nero
- Eyewitness History: Burning of Rome 64AD
- Eusebius: Persecution under Nero
- Peter’s Wife (Zondervan)
- Ray C. Stedman: Overview of the Book
- John MacArthur: Author, Date, Background
Bible Study Helps
- Bible Study 101
- Interpreting Epistles
- Study Software & websites
- More Maps & Charts
- Greek Word Studies by Precepts Austin
- Books on how to study the Bible
Maps from Bible-History.com
- Israel in NT Times
- Kingdom of Herod the Great
- Herod’s Kingdom Divided
- New Testament Jerusalem
- New Testament Cities
- Apostles’ Journeys
Maps from Studylight.org
- The Kingdom of Herod Agrippa I
- The Kingdom of Agrippa II
- Pentecost and the Jewish Diaspora
- Expansion of the Early Church in Palestine
Key Words in 2 Peter
Occurrences are based on New American Standard Text. “4x/3v” means the word appears 4 times in 3 verses. “3x” means the word appears 3 times in 3 verses.
- Jesus Christ (9x/8v) / God (7x)
- knowledge (8x) – Strong’s G1922 in 1:2, 1:3, 1:8,2:20; Strong’s G1108 in 1:5, 1:6, 3:18; Strong’s G50 in 2:12
- know (3x) – Strong’s G3609a in 1:12; Strong’s G1097 in 1:20, 3:3 / known (3x/2v) – Strong’s G1107 in 1:16; Strong’s G1921 in 2:21 / forgotten (1x) – Strong’s G3024 in 1:9
- reminder (2x) – Strong’s G5280 in 1:13, 3:1 / remind (1x) Strong’s G5279 in 1:12/ remember (1x) – Strong’s G3403 in 3:23 / “call these things to mind” – 1:15 / “pay attention” in 1:19
- true (3x) – Strong’s G1922 in 1:3, 1:8; Strong’s G227 in 2:22; / truth (2x) – Strong’s G225 in 1:12, 2:2
- false (3x/2v) – Strong’s G5578 in 2:1; Strong’s G5572 in 2:1; Strong’s G4112 in 2:3
- destroyed (5x) – Strong’s G5351 in 2:12; Strong’s G622 in 3:6; Strong’s G3089 in 3:10, 3:11, 3:12 / destruction (6x) – G684 in 2:1, 2:3, 3:7, 3:16; Strong’s G2692 in 2:6; Strong’s G5356 in 2:12
- judgment (5x) – Strong’s G2920 in 2:4, 2:9, 2:11, 3:7; Strong’s G2917 in 2:3
- promise (3x) – Strong’s G1860 in 3:4, 3:9; Strong’s G1862 in 3:13
- word (3x) – Strong’s G3056 in 1:19, 3:5, 3:7 / words – Strong’s G3056 in 2:3, 2:18 (implied); Strong’s G4487 in 3:2
- righteousness (4x) – Strong’s G1343 in 1:1, 2:5, 2:21, 3:13 / righteous (3x/2v) – Strong’s G1342 in 2:7, 2:8
- godliness (4x) – Strong’s G2150 in 1:3, 1:6, 1:7, 3:11
- prophecy (2x) – Strong’s G4394 in 1:20, 1:21 / prophet (1x) – Strong’s G4396 in 2:16 / prophetic (1x) – Strong’s G4397 in 1:19
- heavens (5x) – Strong’s G3772 in 3:5, 3:7, 3:10, 3:12, 3:13
- diligent (3x) Strong’s G4704 in 1:10, 1:15, 3:14; / diligence (1x) Strong’s G4710 in 1:5 / make certain (1x) – Strong’s G4160 G949 in 1:10
Commentaries & Study Bibles
- Top 5 Commentaries on 2 Peter & Jude – Ligonier.org
- Best Commentaries on 2 Peter & Jude- Tim Challies
- Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible: 2 Peter
- Albert Barnes Notes on the Whole Bible: 2 Peter
- Alfords Exegetical Commentary: 2 Peter
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible: 2 Peter
- Geneva Study Bible: 2 Peter
- Reformation Study Bible Notes: 2 Peter
- Precept Austin Commentaries & Sermons: 2 Peter
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Peter (aka Simon Peter, Simon, Cephas)
- Peter – Holman Bible Dictionary
- Peter – Hastings Dictionary of the Bible
- Peter – Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- Peter, Simon– International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Peter – Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
- Peter means “rock or stone” – Hitchcock’s Bible Names
- Simon means ” that hears; that obeys” – Hitchcock’s Bible Names
- Cephas means a rock or stone – Hitchcock’s Bible Names
2 Peter
- Peter, Second Theology of – Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
- Peter, Second Epistle of – Hastings Dictionary of the Bible
- Peter, Second Epistle of – Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- Peter, Second Epistle of– International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Peter, Epistles of – Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
Book of Enoch
- The Book of Enoch text
- What is the Book of Enoch?
- Psuedepigrapha – Holman Bible Dictionary
- Enoch in the Bible: Genesis 5:21-22; Luke 3:37; Hebrews 11:5; Jude 1:14
- Enoch – Holman Bible Dictionary
- Article on Genesis 6: Who were the Nephilim (Answers in Genesis)
The Assumption of Moses (quoted in Jude 1:9)
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