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Second Epistle of Peter
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2 Peter, also known as the Second Epistle of Peter and abbreviated as 2 Pet.,[lower-alpha 1] is an epistle of the New Testament written in Koine Greek. It identifies the author as "Simon Peter (in some translations, 'Simeon' or 'Shimon'), a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 1:1). The epistle is traditionally attributed to Peter the Apostle, but most scholars consider the epistle pseudepigraphical (i.e., authored by someone one or more of Peter's followers, using Peter as a pseudonym)[3][4][5][6][7] Scholars estimate the date of authorship anywhere from AD 60 to 150.