Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-171) and index.

Contents: Introduction -- The location of 2 Peter -- Criteria for determi ning the value of parallels -- Analysis of 2 Peter -- Evaluation of the p arallels approach for locating texts -- Appendix one: Hints of Homer in L uke 16:19-31? -- Appendix two: How to approach a strange manuscript : a n ovel('s) look at the historical task -- Appendix three: What constitutes a parallel? -- Appendix four: Factors that lend weight to arguments claim ing that parallels are due to literary dependence -- Appendix five: Compl ications with source theories : factors that weaken claims of literary de pendence, lead to mistaken claims of literary dependence, or obscure real dependence -- Appendix six: Conclusions possible on the basis of paralle ls -- Appendix seven: Parallels that are not reliable for reaching conclu sions about dependency -- Appendix eight: Richard Hays' criteria for dete rmining the presence of an intertextual echo.