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New Testament. BCM 103 Dr. Dave Mathewson Gordon College/Denver Seminary. Intro. to 2 Peter. 2 Peter and Jude: out of canonical order like Colossians / Philemon addressed to similar setting 1 and 2 are designations we give them not necessarily chronologically, we can determine order often.

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New Testament

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  1. New Testament BCM 103Dr. Dave MathewsonGordon College/Denver Seminary

  2. Intro. to 2 Peter • 2 Peter and Jude: out of canonical order like Colossians / Philemon addressed to similar setting • 1 and 2 are designations we give them not necessarily chronologically, we can determine order often

  3. 2 Peter: Primary Problem • False teachers – antinomianism, deny future judgment, called into question the message of the prophets/apostles, so live anyway you want!

  4. 2 Peter Genre • 2 Peter like 2 Tim. resembles a last will and testament (last words of a dying hero) • 2 Peter 1:12-15 last words • Primary Purpose: Peter writes to encourage Christians to live holy lives in a corrupt world by maintaining their confidence in Scripture and the certain coming of the Lord to judge and to save.

  5. Purpose of 2 Peter • Concerned not only that they believe the correctly but ethics as well. Orthodoxy and orthoproxy • The way he accomplishes his purpose • He’s going to take up a series of objects that Christ is not going to return and God is not going to judge

  6. 2 Peter • Objection #1 (1.16-19) • The Apostles were teaching myths • Answer: • No, they were eyewitnesses of Christ’s glory • Objection #2 (1.20-21) • The prophets were simply wrong • Answer: • No, they spoke by God’s Holy Spirit

  7. Objection #3 (2.1-22) • Judgment simply will not happen • Answer: • God has judged in the past, he will do it again • Objection #4 (3.1-10) • The fact that God has delayed proves that there will not be a judgment • Answer: • God’s timing is not ours, and he is giving humanity a chance to repent

  8. Authorship of 2 Peter • 2 Peter more than any other NT book was disputed whether Peter wrote it • Writing style and vocab. so different from 1 Pet. • 2 Pet. resembles a testament [last words of dying hero: ethical and eschatological material] • Most of those are pseudonymous [Testament of Moses, Testament of Abraham… not by Abraham written in his name • 2 Peter is testament so it is pseudonymous

  9. Early Catholicism in the NT • Fading of the soon return of Christ • Institutionalization of the church • Crystallization of the faith

  10. Jude • Comparing 2 Pet. and Jude • Similarity of ideas down to similarity in wording • What is the relationship between 2 Pet. and Jude? • Similar tradition that both had or one of the documents borrowed from the other • Most agree Jude first and 2 Pet. used Jude • Order in NT not order in which written

  11. Jude • Why the book of Jude? Why would it be included in the NT? All of Jude basically in 2 Peter. • Jude 5-9 where did that come from? • Why was it accepted into the NT canon? • Who was Jude? –Jesus’ brother; that is one of the reason it makes it into NT

  12. Purpose of Jude • Combating antinomianism as 2 Peter; sexual immorality with no consequences • Dreamers=teachers; pollute their own bodies, reject authority and slander celestial beings • Problem of itinerate preachers who might be traveling around teaching heresy • Jude is going to respond to that to convince readers not to give in to that

  13. Purpose of Jude • Jude 3= Purpose; wants them to contend for the faith; not just a body of belief but ethics as well • Addressing false teaching, not to give into that

  14. How does Jude accomplish his purpose? • The way he accomplish his purpose is he is going to tell stories • from OT • all have to do with God judging immorality • Jude 5ff: delivered people out of Egypt and destroyed those who did not believe • Sodom and Gomorrah, immorality... • Message don’t give in to antinomian

  15. Tough texts • Angels did not keep their authority cf. 1 Pet 3:18; tradition in Jewish literature in Gen. 6 sons of God = angelic beings who now are in chains; Jude 6 similar judgment • Jude 9: Archangel Michael about the body of Moses; where does that come from? Deut. =death of Moses; this story not in OT • This story=Testament of Moses did have this story; Jude relying on Jewish lit.

  16. Jude • Purpose and function of stories is just as God judged evil in the past he will do it in their day. • Therefore don’t give into antinomianism • Jude 24 ultimate goal –doxology; pursue holiness, stand • Why Jude credentials of Jude as Jesus brother, reinforces reject of antinomianism and to purse holiness

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