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I'm interested in opinions regarding the origination and history of the books attributed (by name) to the disciple Peter in the New Testament.

I seem to remember that these short "books" were written fairly late with regard to the rest of the NT collection, and in some cases may have been an attempt to address some of the "problems" of the earlier gospels (e.g. 2 Peter 3:8 to explain why Jesus hadn't come back yet...)

Thanks for your help.

Magdlyn

http://www.blueletterbible.org

2Pe 1:16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
2Pe 1:17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,"
2Pe 1:18 we heard this voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain.

Kirby's site puts 2 Peter at 100-160 CE. Too late to be by "the" Peter.

Whom I think was an illiterate fisherman, not a preacher as he is made to be in Acts.

As per the above quote, the first verse is an anti-gnostic declaration.

BTW, he declares he (and other disciples) heard God say something about his son. On a holy mountain. I thought it was on the shore of the Jordan.

Mar 1:9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
Mar 1:10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
Mar 1:11 And there came a voice from heaven, [saying], Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Nothing there about who heard this voice.

CX

Take a look at a good intro text like Schnelle.

judge

The tradition of the Church of the East is that the 22 books of the eastern
Peshitta were received "from the hands of the blessed Apostles themselves in the Aramaic original". Included in these 22 books is 1 Peter but not 2 Peter. 2 Peter was one of the "disputed books " which was later (5th or 6th cent IIRC) accepted by the COE but not accorded the same status as 1 Peter.
Presumably if they accept it in any way they must accept it was written by Peter the disciple of Jesus though.