2 Peter - Introduction

The Apostle Peter, the chief of Jesus’ original twelve disciples, wrote this letter in about 65 A.D., near the end of his life. Peter wrote this letter to refute a false teaching that was spreading among Christians throughout the Middle East. There were many false teachers who were teaching that it was necessary to obtain a special knowledge of Christ to be saved, but that it was not necessary to obey Him or to lead a holy life. Peter’s main teaching in this letter is that without godly behavior, such “knowledge” of Christ is false knowledge, not real knowledge.