First Epistle of Peter. 513 



text. Cf. ver. 18. The distorting effect tiiat a theory of date may 

 have an interpretation is illustrated by Maj^or, not only when he 

 makes " James" address " the Jews of the Eastern Dispersion," but 

 also when he says ; "St. Peter addresses the Jews of Asia Minor". 

 (Com. on Jas. p. xcvi.) 



(11) I Pt. 1 ; 3 Jas. 1 ; 18 



The reference to the " new birth " comes in more naturally in 

 I Peter than in James. It is difficult to see any connection with 

 the context in the latter, unless it be preparatory to the following 

 exhortation. (Cf. Cone p. 277.) Since there is nothing in the 

 preceding context to suggest it, the probabilities are that the bor- 

 rowing is on the part of James. 



(12) I Pt. 1 ; 3 Jas. 1 ; 27, 2 ; 5 



dc xlTjpovoij.iav acpQ-acTov xat, 0-pY]<7/wSta xaQ>apa xai apavTo; . . 

 a[xiavTov Y.\ripoWj\}.ouq tyJ; ^oiGOxioic, 



'A[j.iavTO? occurs in the N.T. only here and in Heb. 7 ; 26 ; and 13 ; 4. 

 Dependence here is made probable by the possible points of contact 

 in the immediate context of James. Cf. parallels 12, 13, 14, 17, 

 19, 24 and 30. 



(13) I Pt. 1 ; 12 Jas. 1 ; 25 



£15 a £7rt6'L»[j.oii<Ti,v aYY£>.oi izxpy.- b Bl -apaxu'jia; £i; voij.ov -£>.£tov 

 Y.'j'h'xi -6v -YJc IXzob'zpiccc 



ITapaxuTCTOi is a rare word in the N. T., being found elsewhere 

 only in Lk. 24 ; 12 and Jn. 20 ; 5, 11. It is used in the perceptual 

 sense in the latter references, whereas it is employed in the con- 

 ceptual sense in the above parallel. The context in James is sug- 

 gestive of I Peter. Dependence here seems quite probable. 



(14) I Pt. 1 ; 17 Jas. 2 ; 1 



':6v a7:p 0(7(0 7:0 Irjjj.TCiTOJ? xpivovTa [j.rj Iv 7:poo"coxo7>7]'j(iatc . . . 



npo<70)7:oXY/]j{a is found also in Rom. 2 ; 11, 3 ; 25, 6 ; 9, and may 

 suggest dependence of James upon Paul. The verbal form appears 

 only in Jas. 2 ; 9. npo'70)7:oXfj7:TYi5 occurs in " Peter's speech " in 

 Acts 10 ; 34. "A" privative is employed with this word only by our 

 author. It appears then that Paul is the source for I Peter. The 

 usage in I Peter is more in favor of its priority than in James. 



