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Epistle of Peter to James.

[1] [The object of this apocryphal epistle is to account for the late appearance of the Homilies. It would seem to be the latest portion of the literature.—R.]

[2] [This is one of the strongest anti-Pauline insinuations in the entire literature.—R.]

[3] Matt. v. 18; comp. Matt. xxiv. 35; Mark xiii. 31; Luke xxii. 33. [This is a fair specimen of the loose method of Scripture citation characteristic of the Clementine literature. Sometimes the meaning is perverted.—R.]

[4] [The form of adjuration has some points of resemblance with the baptismal forms given by Hippolytus, as those of the Elkesaites. See Introductory Notice to Recognitions, and comp. Recognitions, i. 45–48.—R.]

[5] [Rufinus, in his preface to the Recognitions, makes no allusion to this letter.—R.]

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