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

Introduction -- The location of 2 Peter -- Criteria for determining the value of parallels -- Analysis of 2 Peter -- Evaluation of the parallels approach for locating texts -- Appendix one: Hints of Homer in Luke 16:19-31? -- Appendix two: How to approach a strange manuscript : a novel('s) look at the historical task -- Appendix three: What constitutes a parallel? -- Appendix four: Factors that lend weight to arguments claiming that parallels are due to literary dependence -- Appendix five: Complications with source theories : factors that weaken claims of literary dependence, lead to mistaken claims of literary dependence, or obscure real dependence -- Appendix six: Conclusions possible on the basis of parallels -- Appendix seven: Parallels that are not reliable for reaching conclusions about dependency -- Appendix eight: Richard Hays' criteria for determining the presence of an intertextual echo.