First Epistle of Peter. 479 



Total occurrences in the generally accepted Epistles of 



Paul 344 



Total occurrences in the Pastoral Epistles 40 



Total in the PauHne Epistles 384 



Number in Petrine section of Acts 23 



Number in Pauline section of Acts 41 



Total in Acts 64 



Total in aU the other N. T. books 333 



Grand total 781 



Of the N. T. the PauHne Epistles (excluding Pastorals) = 22% 

 Of the N. T. the Pastoral Epistles = 3% 



Of the N. T. the PauUne Epistles compose cir. 25% 



Normal proportion of occurrences in the Petrine section 



of Acts 29 



Normal proportion of occurrences in the Pauline section 



of Acts 35 



It is obvious, therefore, that the words of this list are below the 

 normal in the Petrine section, contrary to the " one source " theory. 



The Pauhne Epistles which constitute but 25% of the N. T. contain 

 almost 50% of these words. 



It seems therefore, as against Professor Bigg, that there must be 

 some relationship between I Peter and the Pauline Epistles. 



Conclusion 



^^^e have seen that the opposing arguments, reviewed above, have 

 proven to be of very little moment. Their testimony, what little 

 they have to offer, seems to be in favor of the dependence of I Peter 

 upon the Pauhne Epistles rather than against it. 



We have also noted that the great majority of scholars of all 

 schools agree that our Epistle depends upon Paul. Even those, 

 as Klopper, who deny the genuineness of either I Peter or Ephesians, 

 contend that Ephesians was used by our author. Moffat voices the 

 opinion of the majority of scholars when he says : " The literary 

 connection of I Peter with the later Pauline epistles is indubitable " 

 (Hist. N. T. p. 246). A glance at the underscored text of the Epistle 

 (cf. pgs. 101—106) would seem not only to justify this conclusion, but 

 also to warrant McGiffert and Bennet and Adeney in saying that : 

 " there is no other book in the N. T. not written by Paul himself that 

 so closety resembles his writings (Apos. Age p. 485, and Bib. Int. p.442). 



As a result af the foregoing study we are led to say with Professor 

 Bacon that : " It is one of the most sohd results of criticism, that 



