(Ron) Confidence in 2 Peter (was Day as 1000 years)

D.R. Edwards dedwards@bae.uky.edu
Fri, 4 Sep 1998 09:21:24 -0400 (00904933284, 000601bdd806$e9e14560$2ec5a380@guido2.bae.uky.edu) 

RON
  You said, "So, when "Peter" referred to all of Paul's letters, he was
including those that Paul hadn't even written yet?  Sounds like you're
reading something into the text that isn't there."
  OK, let me give you an example. If I write 3 letters and you read
them, you could write that you have read ALL my letters. If I were to
write 10 more letters would that mean that you wrote the statement after
I had written all 13? Obviously not. Same with the statement in Peter's
letter.

EDWARDS
I have a proposition.  Forget, for the moment, the earlier discussion
regarding the collection of Paul's letters, read 2 Peter 3:14-15, and answer
the following questions:
1. How many of Paul's letters is the writer referring to?
2. If less than 10 or 13 (maybe you'd even say 14), then
    a. To which specific letters is the writer referring, and
    b. What is the evidence for the answer in 2b?
I'll even give you my own answer - at least seven, probably 10, and possibly
13.