207 THE LAST BEATITUDE. JOY SUFFERING IN hypothesis of literary dependence from the gospels in 1 Pet must be considered an unsuccessful and vain attempt 104, seems not to take into account that the makarism about the abuse (oneid¥zein) is a ß ı typical proof that 1 Pet stands in a stage that depends on a redactional blueprint of Matthew and Luke 105. By the same token, Schlosser finds the origin of these words of 1 Pet in Jesus’ tradition, with a variation in their composition 106. Studying some terms like dikaiosynh and agalliasuai leads one to affirm a contact with ¥ ß ˜ Jesus’ words in Matthean and Lucan tradition. Even though we could not speak of literary dependence of 1 Pet on the gospels, there is a connection between the Letter’s texts and Jesus’ words. Luz looks especially at 1 Pet 2,12 and 3,14, where contact with Matt 5.16 and 5,10 respectively is “more than possible” 107, while Metzner says that the author of 1 Pet knows the makarism and has modified it according to the addressees’ circumstances 108. So it is probable that 1 Pet depends on the Gospel tradition, and specifically on Matthew. * * * It is likely that 1 Pet reflects a saying of Jesus, which had become part of the ethical tradition of early Christianity to search for meaning in suffering 109. Jesus’ attitude towards His own violent and shameful death would have underlined the far-reaching Cf. N. BROX, “Der erste Petrusbrief in der literarischen Tradition des 104 Urchristentums ”, Kairos 20 (1978) 189. Cf. MILLAUER, Leiden als Gnade, 157; R. Metzner, Die Rezeption des 105 Matthäusevangelium im 1. Petrusbrief, 39, underlines the dependence of Matt. “ Il est vraisemblable que Pierre fait echo à un motif qui s’enracine bien 106 d a n s la tradition de Jésus mais dont la mise en forme était variée”. J. SCHLOSSER, “La Première lettre de Pierre et la tradition évangélique”, Mysterium regni, Ministerium Verbi. Scritti in onore di mons. Vittorio Fusco (ed. E. FRANCO) (Bologna 2000) 625. And then he concludes: “man muß m.E. ernsthaft damit rechnen, daß 1 107 Petr Mt voraussetzt” — U. Luz, Das Evangelium nach Matthäus (EKKNT1/1-4 ; Zürich – Neukirchen-Vluyn 1985) I, 76. Cf. METZNER, Die Rezeption des Matthäusevangelium im 1. Petrusbrief, 108 33. Cf. RAMSEY MICHAELS, 1 Peter, 262. 109