Who wrote the book of II Peter in the Bible?

AnswerTwo books of the New Testament are attributed to the apostle Peter: the First Epistle of Peter (1 Peter) and the Second Epistle of Peter (2 Peter). However, scholars say that these epistles were really written during the second century, long after the death of Peter, by anonymous authors.

One proof of the late authorship of these epistles is in 2 Peter, which contains nearly all of the book known as the Epistle of Jude. The Epistle of Jude carelessly self-identifies as a work of the second century so, by its use of Jude, 2 Peter must also be from the second century.

The apostle Peter did not write any books of the New Testament.