Abstract
This article attempts to study the eschatological motives in the preaching of the Apostle Peter on the example of Chapter 3 of his Second Epistle. After analyzing the general context of biblical eschatology and studying the isagogical data regarding the given Epistle, the authors consider the socio-historical and ideological situation in the Christian world at the time of writing the Second Epistle of Peter. Issues related to the disputes concerning the authenticity of this message, as well as its connection with the apocryphal "Apocalypse of Peter" are touched upon. A textual and exegetical analysis of individual fragments of Chapter 3 is carried out. The theme of correlations between the eschatological teachings of the apostles Peter and Paul is analyzed. On the basis of the conducted analysis a conclusion is made about the place of the question of the end of the world in the sermon of the Apostle Peter as a whole as well as about the role of this issue in opposition of the Church to false teachings and schisms.
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