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Title: Use of the Letter of Jude by the Second Letter of Peter
Author(s): CALLAN, Terrance
Journal: Biblica
Volume: 85    Issue: 1   Date: 2004   
Pages: 42-64
DOI: 10.2143/BIB.85.1.3194402

Abstract :
Assuming that 2 Pet 2,1-3,3 is dependent on Jude 4-18, this essay describes in detail the way the author of 2 Peter has used Jude’s material. It is clear that the author of 2 Peter has not simply incorporated Jude, as is sometimes asserted. Rather, 2 Peter has thoroughly reworked Jude to serve its own purposes. 2 Pet 2,1-3,3 is best described as a free paraphrase of Jude 4-18. The relationship between the two texts is similar to the relationship between 1 Clem 36.2-5 and Heb 1,3-13.

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