First Epistle of Peter. 521 



These passage show a common belief in the devil's activity during 

 the fien'' persecution then waging. Rome appears to be the base 

 of his operations in the world and apart from there he is thought 

 of as " a roaring lion going about seeking whom he may devour." 

 I Pt. 1 ; 8. These references therefore, show similar conditions to 

 have existed when the books were written, if, indeed, they do not 

 show dependence. 



d 

 7 I Pt. 1 ; 7 Rev. 3 ; 18 



Though this parallel is suggestive it is not conclusive. It only 

 shows that the two books have a common background, 



(8 1 I Pt 2 ; 16 Rev. 1 ; 1 



A very common thought in the N. T. 

 (9) I Pt. 3 ; 10 Rev. 14 ; 5 



supsO^Y) ZoXoc, (isOBoc) 



These passages suggest dependence, yet they may be drawn from 

 the original directly. Cf. Ps. 34 ; 13 and 32 ; 2.' 



(10) I Pt. 4 ; 7 Rev. 1 ; 3 



::avTO)v Bs to ziXoq rjYY''^2 6 yap xatpo? syyu? 



This idea is very common in the N. T. 



(llj I Pt. 5 ; 1 Rev. 1 ; 9 



:t(xpaxa};co 6 GO\i.%pzG^6xzpoc, xal syw 'Io)avv*/]c, 6 xol aBsT^cpoi; ujjlwv 



ij-apTU? Toiv ToU XpicnroLi TcaG-rj- xal (T!jyxo!,vwv6? sv Tf\ b'Xi'\)Zi . . . 



[xdcTor/ ?)ia . . . t:y]v [xapirupiav 'lYjcroL) 



This similarity is probably due to the similar conditions out of 

 which these writings were produced. 



(12) I Pt. 5; 4 , Rev. 2; 10 



Though suggestive, dependence here is very doubtful. 



