Acknowledging the Divine Benefactor is a sociorhetorical interpretation of the Second Letter of Peter. Using multiple interpretive perspectives and emphasizing the pictorial dimensions of 2 Peter Terrance Callan understands the letter as making the following argument: since Jesus Christ has given his followers benefits including the promise of sharing in divine nature they need to make a proper return for these benefits by living virtuously; and this in turn will enable them to receive the fulfi