a. Over the years a series of doubts have been registered in connection with direct origin from Peter. Some are based on unreasonable expectations linked with his name, but on the whole they are persuasive. 1. Many have felt that a personal disciple of Jesus like Peter would make more of the image and words of his Master on the basis of personal recollection.132 As it is, the letter describes Jesus’ passion in the language of prophecy (2:22f.) and appropriates his words by way of Church tradition.