Second Epistle of Peter

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Catholic epistle New Testament epistle canonical biblical book

The Second Epistle of Peter is a New Testament letter traditionally attributed to the Apostle Peter that warns against false teachers and emphasizes steadfast faith and the anticipation of Christ’s return.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Second Epistle of Peter canonical	6
2 Peter	4
2 Peter 2	1
2 Peter 3:13	1
2 Peter 3:8	1
2 Peter 3:8–13	1
Second Peter	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T331757 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Second Epistle of Peter
Context triple: [Catholic Epistles, hasPart, Second Epistle of Peter]

A. Letter to the Hebrews
The Letter to the Hebrews is a New Testament book that presents Jesus Christ as the ultimate high priest and perfect sacrifice, interpreting the Old Testament in light of his once-for-all redemptive work.
B. Pauline Epistles
The Pauline Epistles are a collection of New Testament letters traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul, addressing early Christian communities and key theological themes.
C. First Epistle of John
The First Epistle of John is a New Testament letter traditionally attributed to the Apostle John that emphasizes themes of love, truth, and assurance of salvation within the early Christian community.
D. Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles is a New Testament book that narrates the early history, missionary work, and growth of the Christian church after Jesus’s resurrection and ascension.
E. Catholic Epistles
The Catholic Epistles are a collection of New Testament letters addressed to broad Christian audiences rather than specific individuals or communities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Second Epistle of Peter
Target entity description: The Second Epistle of Peter is a New Testament letter traditionally attributed to the Apostle Peter that warns against false teachers and emphasizes steadfast faith and the anticipation of Christ’s return.

A. Letter to the Hebrews
The Letter to the Hebrews is a New Testament book that presents Jesus Christ as the ultimate high priest and perfect sacrifice, interpreting the Old Testament in light of his once-for-all redemptive work.
B. Pauline Epistles
The Pauline Epistles are a collection of New Testament letters traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul, addressing early Christian communities and key theological themes.
C. First Epistle of John
The First Epistle of John is a New Testament letter traditionally attributed to the Apostle John that emphasizes themes of love, truth, and assurance of salvation within the early Christian community.
D. Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles is a New Testament book that narrates the early history, missionary work, and growth of the Christian church after Jesus’s resurrection and ascension.
E. Catholic Epistles
The Catholic Epistles are a collection of New Testament letters addressed to broad Christian audiences rather than specific individuals or communities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic epistle ⓘ New Testament epistle ⓘ canonical biblical book ⓘ
addressesCommunity	Christians in Asia Minor (traditional view) ⓘ
attributedTo	Apostle Peter ⓘ
authorshipDebate	authorship disputed in modern scholarship ⓘ
canonicalOrder	22nd book of the New Testament in most Christian canons ⓘ
canonicalStatus	canonical in Church of the East ⓘ canonical in Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ canonical in Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ canonical in Roman Catholic Church ⓘ canonical in most Protestant churches ⓘ
chapterCount	3 ⓘ
containsPassage	2 Peter 1:16–21 ⓘ 2 Peter 1:3–11 ⓘ 2 Peter 2 ⓘ linked to: Second Epistle of Peter 2 Peter 3:8–13 ⓘ linked to: Second Epistle of Peter
dateOfComposition	1st century (traditional view) ⓘ
describesPaulineLettersAs	Scriptures (2 Peter 3:15–16) ⓘ
emphasizes	godliness ⓘ knowledge of Christ ⓘ love ⓘ moral excellence ⓘ patience ⓘ
genre	epistle ⓘ paranetic literature ⓘ
language	Koine Greek ⓘ
mentions	Balaam ⓘ Lot ⓘ Noah ⓘ Paul’s letters ⓘ
partOf	Christian Bible ⓘ linked to: Bible New Testament ⓘ
positionInNewTestament	after First Epistle of Peter ⓘ
primaryTheme	anticipation of Christ’s return ⓘ steadfastness in faith ⓘ warning against false teachers ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
scholarlyViewOnDate	often dated late 1st to early 2nd century by many scholars ⓘ
teaches	certainty of the Day of the Lord ⓘ
topic	Christian ethics ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ eschatology ⓘ scriptural interpretation ⓘ
traditionalAuthor	Apostle Peter ⓘ
usesSource	Jude (probable literary relationship) ⓘ linked to: Jude
warnsAgainst	false prophets ⓘ false teachers ⓘ

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