2011-01-112011-01-112000Malan, GJ 2000, 'Die unieke nuansering van "die dag van die Here" in 2 Petrus en die eskatologiese gerigtheid van die dokument', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 259-272.0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15628Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFThe aim of this study is to show the eschatological focus of 2 Peter, which is of primary importance for understanding the contents of the document. Specifically, the unique understanding of the day of the Lord enhances the eschatological focus of the author. By discussing the issues of the possible opponents of the author, the literary form, as well as authorship, the document is placed in a specific historical phase within the development of eschatological thought within the church, namely a time of scepticism about the delay of the parousia and consequent ethical decay.AfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of Pretoria2 PeterDay of the LordBible -- N.T. -- Peter, 2nd -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.EschatologyJudgment Day -- Biblical teachingArticle