Open AccessDie unieke nuansering van die dag van die Here in 2 Petrus en die eskatologiese gerigtheid van die dokument<Sup>1<Sup>
Author(s) -
Gert Jacobus Malan
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
hts teologiese studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2072-8050
pISSN - 0259-9422
DOI - 10.4102/hts.v56i1.1711
Subject(s) - die (integrated circuit) , eschatology , theology , philosophy , skepticism , nanotechnology , materials science
Eschatology and "the day of the Lord" in 2 Peter. The aim of this study is to show the eschatological focus of 2 Peter, which is of primary importance for understanding the contents of the document. Specifically, the unique understanding of the day of the Lord enhances the eschatological focus of the author. By discussing the issues of the possible opponents of the author, the literary form, as well as authorship, the document is placed in a specific historical phase within the development of eschatological thought within the church, namely a time of scepticism about the delay of the parousia and consequent ethical decay