"This volume is based on the Radboud prestige lectures delivered by Jörg Frey in Nijmegen in 2016"--ECIP t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Contributors -- Introduction: A Second Look at Second Peter / Matthijs den Dulk -- Second Peter in New Perspective / Jörg Frey -- The Apocalypse of Peter as the First Christian Martyr Text: Its Date, Provenance and Relationship with 2 Peter / Jan N. Bremmer -- Petrus-Diskurse in Alexandria: Eine Fortführung der Gedanken von Jörg Frey / Tobias Nicklas -- The Second Letter of Peter, Josephus and Gnosticism / Terrance Callan -- 2 Peter, the Johannine Epistles, and the Authority of “Eyewitness” Apostolic Tradition / David R. Nienhuis -- Reading 2 Peter 3 in the Light of the Apocalypse of Peter and the Sibylline Oracles / Jeremy Hultin -- ‘In Aegyptum, ut denuo disseratur de me’ / Martin G. Ruf -- Does the Apocalypse of Peter Help to Determine the Date of 2 Peter? / Paul Foster -- 2 Peter and the Apocalypse of Peter Revisited: A Response to Jörg Frey / Richard Bauckham -- 2 Peter and the Apocalypse of Peter: Concluding Reflections / Jörg Frey -- Back Matter -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Modern Authors.

In the 2016 Radboud Prestige Lectures , published in this volume, Jörg Frey develops a new perspective on 2 Peter by arguing that the letter is dependent on the Apocalypse of Peter . Frey argues that reading 2 Peter against the backdrop of the Apocalypse of Peter sheds new light on many longstanding interpretative questions and offers fresh insights into the history of second-century Christianity. Frey’s lectures are followed by responses from leading scholars in the field, who discuss Frey’s proposal in ways both critical and constructive. Contributors include: Richard Bauckham, Jan Bremmer, Terrance Callan, Paul Foster, Jeremy Hultin, Tobias Nicklas, David Nienhuis and Martin Ruf.