First Epistle of Peter. 397 



IGNATIUS 



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 (1) Mag. VII L 2 I Pt. 1; 10 f. 



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Inspiration of the prophets by the preexistent spirit of Christ is 

 not a common idea in the N. T., though it occurs in Heb. 2 ; 11—13. 

 10 ; 5—9. Since there are " several ideas in common " in the imme- 

 diate contexts of the above passages, (cf. Lightfoot's Apos. Fathers, 

 II, 125,) dependence on our Epistle is far more probable than on the 

 Epistle to the Hebrews, the thought of whose context is quite foreign 

 to the thought of Ignatius in this section. 



(2) Eph. V, 3 I Pt. 5; 5c 



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It seems impossible to determine definitely whether the author 

 was quoting Prov. 3 ; 34 directly, or whether he was influenced 

 either by I Peter or James 4 ; 6 or Clement of Rome (30 ; 2). The 

 order is neither that of the original in the LXX, not that of any of 

 the later writers. The change of Kypio? for 6 Stbc; shows later in- 

 fluence. The context in wich the quotation occurs both in Clement 

 and James is not in accord with the context in Ignatius. On the 

 other hand the context of our Epistle is quite in accord with that of 

 Ignatius, who gives immediately after the quotation a-TCODBaa-o)[j,£v 

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 quotation is an exhortation to humility, quite in harmony with 

 I Pt. 5 ; 5b. If there be hterary dependence, therefore, it is 

 probably on our Epistle, but we are deahng with a mere " winged 

 word," a memoniter quotation. The value of the datum will be 

 largely determined by the number of other instances in Ignatius. 



(3) Eph. IX, 1 I Pt. 2; 5 



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Both the thought and phraseology are very suggestive of our 

 Epistle. Ignatius shows however some points of likeness to I Cor. 3 ; 

 16. The probabihties seem to be in favor of I Peter. 



