Place Written: Babylon (?)

Writing Completed: c. 64 C.E.

3. When and where was Second Peter apparently written, and to whom was it addressed?

³ When was Peter’s second letter written? It is most probable that it was written about 64 C.E. from Babylon or its vicinity, shortly after the first letter, but there is no direct evidence, particularly as to the place. At the time of writing, most of Paul’s letters were circulating among the congregations and were known to Peter, who regarded them as inspired of God and classed them with “the rest of the Scriptures.” Peter’s second letter is addressed “to those who have obtained a faith, held in equal privilege with ours,” and it includes those to whom the first letter was addressed and others to whom Peter had preached. Just as the first letter had circulated in many areas, so the second letter also took on a general character.​—2 Pet. 3:15, 16; 1:1; 3:1; 1 Pet. 1:1.