TRADITION VS SCHOLARSHIP
The answer
Agree. 2 Peter treats Paul's letters as an established collection of "scriptures" (2 Peter 3:15-16) and answers worries about why Jesus hadn't returned — concerns that point to a later generation. Most critical scholars date it into the early second century and read it as pseudonymous, though this remains debated.
Why it’s interesting
It may be the New Testament's youngest book, written after the apostles' generation. Treating Paul's letters as "scripture" is itself a clue — it shows a collection already forming.
Genuinely debated
You can know the Bible.
Not just the stories, but the history, authorship, and scholarship behind it.