Second Peter, the canonical New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Peter the Apostle, contains in chapter two, verse four, the only New Testament use of a verb built on the Greek underworld's name, Tartarus. Its strength is that it is the primary scriptural text itself. Its limit is that mainstream critical scholarship treats the letter as pseudonymous rather than the apostle's own work, a question this record records rather than settles either way, and it is a primary text rather than a scholarly commentary on its own composition or authorship.
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Second Peter, the canonical New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Peter the Apostle, the top tier reflecting that it is the primary scriptural text itself, containing in chapter two, verse four, the only New Testament use of a verb built on the Greek underworld's name, Tartarus. Its limit is that mainstream critical scholarship treats the letter as pseudonymous rather than the apostle's own work, a question this record notes rather than settles either way. NotesThe canonical Second Epistle of Peter. Mainstream critical scholarship treats the letter as pseudonymous rather than the apostle's own work, recorded here rather than settled either way. Chapter 2, verse 4, contains the verb tartarosas ("having cast down to Tartarus"), the New Testament's only use of a term built on the Greek underworld's name. A primary scriptural text, not a scholarly commentary on its composition or authorship.
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AuthorTraditionally attributed to Peter the Apostle
Source Typeprimary-scripture
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- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Prophecies, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Articles, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.
- Realms, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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