380 Ora Delmer Foster, Introduction. 



Paul, which were more fully expressed in I Peter, are found in the 

 Johannine Literature in fully developed form ; in speeches, narralives, 

 prayers, etc. That is to say these anecdotes seem to presuppose 

 the " Petrine " development. Apparently, then, the Pauline thought 

 travelled in part by way of I Peter. 



This study also has a significant bearing on other problems of 

 Church History. It shows the influence that Rome wielded over the 

 Pauline Churches in Proconsular- Asia at this very early period. The 

 relations of Roman Christianity to that of Asia Minor were indeed 

 of the most dehcate kind (cf. Rom. 1 ; 11 f. and 15 ; 15-29). The 

 process of annexation of the great Pauline mission field after Paul's 

 death was of the utmost concern and required the greatest possible 

 skill. This could only be effected from Rome, not from Jerusalem, 

 and necessarily from the " Petrine " wing, which we have reason 

 to believe became dominant in Rome between 70 and 95. This 

 our Epistle helped to accomphsh by endorsing Paul's doctrine and 

 fellow workers (cf. I Peter 5 ; 12 with the contemporary Acts 15 ; 

 13-17). 



