Stumpmaster
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The Recovery Bible, although having dubious interpretations in parts, does correctly translate with the literal Greek word allotment in addressing those of like precious faith in 2 Peter 1:1 . A comparison with his opening address in his earlier letter is along similar lines, namely to those "chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father" 1 Peter 1:2.
Paul has to contend with the issue of salvation being "alloted on the basis of foreknowledge" to the Gentiles alongside the Jews, which issue was the subject ruled on at the Council of Jerusalem, Acts 15.
THE SECOND EPISTLE
OF
PETER
Author: Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ (1:1).Time of Writing: Probably around A.D. 69, after Paul's martyrdom (cf. 3:15-16) and before the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, as indicated by the allusions to the decline of the church; close to the time of Peter's martyrdom (1:14).
Place of Writing: Perhaps Rome, where the tradition in church history places Peter's martyrdom.
Recipients: The Jewish believers in dispersion in the Gentile world (see 1:1 and note 3).
Subject:
The Divine Provision and the Divine Government
CHAPTER 1
I. Introduction -- To the Believers,
Who Have Been Allotted Equally Precious Faith
1:1-2
1 Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have been allotted faith equally precious as ours in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
