Steven Carr

2 Peter 3 says

4They will say, "Where is this 'coming' he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation." 5But they deliberately forget that long ago by God's word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water. 6By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. 7By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

8But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

If the author of 2 Peter thought that the death of Jesus marked the end of an age, why didn't he denounce the people who claimed 'everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation'.?

The author doesn't argue that those people were wrong.

Instead, the author claims that things will change a long time in the future.

Didn't the author know that the death of Jesus marked a radical change in how things had gone on since the beginning of creation?

Hadn't he read his Wright?

Ben C Smith

Wright is wrong about 2 Peter. Even if some Jews did not take Jewish apocalyptic language literally, the author of 2 Peter seems to have done so.

Ben.