more common term (gnōsis; 1:5–6; 3:18). Two questions arise from this vocabulary: (1) why the emphasis on knowledge, and (2) is there a difference between the two terms? As for the emphasis on knowledge, some commentators argue that the emphasis exists because those whom 2 Peter opposes claimed some special knowledge or revelation.19 This claim is the result of mirror-imaging the work, not the result of direct statements 2 Peter makes about his opponents; thus, while this was possibly the case, we