In contrast to the first letter of Peter, this second one focused on internal problems that afflicted the churches of that time. Peter especially warns against false teachers.
| Author | Peter (brother of Jesus) |
| For whom it was written | Undetermined. |
| Chapter amount | 3 |
| Verse amount | 61 |
| 1 - 2.3 | Greetings. The true doctrine against the false. The pursuit of moral virtues. Peter's testament and prophetic scriptures against false teachers. |
| 2.4 - 22 | Exposition and judgment of false teachers. |
| 3 | Warnings against the traitors of the end times. |