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2 Peter has an interesting history.  Apparently some in the early church doubted that Peter actually wrote it (as per Origen and Eusebius), but it eventually made it into the canon for most Christians.

Today, most scholars apparently reject Petrine authorship (see [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Epistle_of_Peter)).  But many Evangelicals continue to believe that Peter wrote the epistle.  

**What are the arguments used by those who believe that Peter did indeed write 2 Peter?**

I'd expect that some arguments would be based on church tradition and others on textual factors.  I'm interested in an overview of the arguments most commonly used by leading scholars to defend this position.

What is the basis for believing that Peter actually wrote the book 2 Peter?

2 Peter has an interesting history.  Apparently some in the early church doubted that Peter actually wrote it (as per Origen and Eusebius), but it eventually made it into the canon for most Christians.

Today, most scholars apparently reject Petrine authorship (see [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Epistle_of_Peter)).  But many Evangelicals continue to believe that Peter wrote the epistle.  

**What are the arguments used by those who believe that Peter did indeed write 2 Peter?**

I'd expect that some arguments would be based on church tradition and others on textual factors.  I'm interested in an overview of the arguments most commonly used by leading scholars to defend this position.