The Second Epistle of Peter

2 Peter

Jump to any of 3 chapters


1	2	3

At a Glance

Πέτρου Βʹ (Petrou B — "Of Peter II") — General epistle to the church

Chapters	Chiasms	Intertextuality	Trajectories	Themes
3	6	3	5	1

Theme: True knowledge—warning against false teachers, certainty of Christ's return.

Explore the complete collections

Literary patterns revealing theological emphasis

Chiasm	Span	Center/Turning Point
2 Peter 1:1 - 3:18	2 1:1-3:18	—
2 Peter 1:12 - 15	2 1:12-15	remembrance (13)
2 Peter 1:16 - 21	2 1:16-21	This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (17)
2 Peter 2:1 - 16	2 2:1-16	The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly (9)
2 Peter 2:15 - 22	2 2:15-22	servants of corruption (19-19)

Typological studies tracing themes to Christ

#	Trajectory	What It Traces
059	Fire from Heaven — Divine Acceptance and Judgment	The fire that consumed the offering and destroyed the rebel, resting at last on those for whom Christ bore it.
107	New Creation — Cosmic Redemption	The creating word of Genesis carried through Isaiah's new heavens, breaking open in Christ's risen body.
109	New Jerusalem — Ultimate Temple-City	God dwelling with man from Eden's garden to Zion, a thread arriving at the city where He is the temple.
112	Noah — Salvation Through Judgment	Eight souls carried safely through the waters of judgment, a rescue answered at the cross and in baptism.
130	Remnant — Faithful Few Preserved	God's faithful few kept through every judgment, narrowing until the remnant is one Man from whom a countless people springs.