484 Ora Delmer Foster, 



I Peter may also be influenced by Hebrews, for the latter, in ac- 

 cordance with the former, lays, greater stress upon Christ's sufferings 

 than does Paul. Christ's glorification is a common teaching of this 

 period. 



(12) I Pt. 1 ; 12 Heb. 11 ; 13 



Both authors may draw independently from such O. T. passages 

 as Num. 24 ; 17 or Deut. 18 ; 15, but because of the close resem- 

 blance between Heb. 11 ; 13b and I Pt. 1 ; 17 (2 ; 11), I Pt. 1 ; 11 

 and Heb. 12 ; 2 dependence is rendered quite probable. 



(13) I Pt. 1 ; 17 Heb. 12 ; 28 



h cpopo) 'zoy T^? 7:apot,/aa5 up/ov }.a'c-p£U(0[X£v s'japso-Tto? Toi 0£o~ 

 y(p6vov ava(j"upacpYiT£ [xzxoc zokcc^zifx^ y.od Zio'jc, 



These authors emphasise the " fear of God " whereas Paul lays 

 the stress on the " love of God." The contextual connection makes 

 it more probable that I Peter was influenced by Hebrews. Heb. 

 12 ; 5, 6 is echoed in I Pt. 1 ; 17 a and Heb. 11 ; 13 in I Pt. 1 ; 17 b. 

 Cf. also I Pt. 2 ; 11. 



(14) I Pt. 2 ; 2 Heb. 5 ; 12 



(5)$ apTi,Y£vvY)Ta [Bpscp"/) -zb Xoyixov ysyova-e ypdav s/ovtsc yalaxxo? 

 aBoXov ydXcc i%i%ob4^c><xxz . . %S.c yap 6 ^.sts/wv ya}vaxToc 



axsipo? loyou, Btxaiocruvvjc, vr^zio!; 



yap Ifjziv 



Both authors may be influenced by Paul at this point. Paul 

 employs with Hebrews the word vr,7C!,o?, whereas I Peter uses ^pi'J^oc. 

 " This passage (I Pt. 2 ; 2) marks better than any other the difference 

 between St. Peter, Hebrews, and St. Paul. In St. Peter's eyes the 

 Christian is always a babe, always in need of mother's milk, grow- 

 ing not to perfection but to deliverance. In Heb. 5 ; 12, 6 ; 2, milk 

 is the catechism, the rudiments of faith . . . contrasted with the 

 " solid meat." St. Paul is vexed with the babe, who is the weaker 

 brother the formalist. Hebrews represents (here) a via media between 

 St. Paul and St. Peter " (Bigg). It would seem therefore that the 

 Pauline figure was modified in our author's mind by the use made 

 of it in Hebrews. 



