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intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 25m

The Septuagint translator of Proverbs shows a desire to do more than just translate the source text ... Proverbs 6:3 adds "the hands of evil" without a Hebrew basis, introducing an interpretive layer ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/4107

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 4h

Amos 9:6 echoes Ugaritic literature by depicting God’s cosmic sanctuary. Similar to the description of El’s seven-room heavenly palace, Amos describes God building His upper chambers in the heavens ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/3640

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 8h

1 Enoch 45:4, drawing on Isaiah 65:17, anticipates a renewed cosmos, shaping later apocalyptic texts. 2 Peter 3:13 and Revelation 21:1 echo this, uniting heaven and earth ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/3238

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 12h

Pseudo-Philo, in Biblical Antiquities 12:2, adds a detail, not found in his source, to the Exodus 32:2 narrative to preserve Aaron’s image, suggesting he tried to prevent the making the golden calf ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/4138

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 16h

Changing More Divine Speech

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Changing More Divine Speech

When Tradition Trumps the Text, even when God Speaks

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intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 20h

Nehemiah 10:30 echoes Deuteronomy 7:3, forbidding intermarriage with foreign women to uphold the Torah. Nehemiah reinforces this to exclude foreign wives, citing Solomon's sin as a warning ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/2401

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 1d

The Septuagint of Isaiah 60 omits explicit references to God's "feet" in verses 13-14, reflecting a deliberate theological shift to avoid uncomfortable anthropomorphic imagery ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/2811

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 1d

The connection between Adam and Eve in Genesis 2:24 ("a man clings to his woman") is echoed in Genesis 34:3, where Shechem "clung to Dinah", demonstrating an intentionally crafted, recurring theme ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/4205

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intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 1d

Both Leviticus 26:22, 25 and Ezekiel 5:17, from the Priestly school, convey similar threats: God warns of unleashing wild animals to bereave, bringing a sword, and spreading epidemics ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/3936

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 1d

Philo, in "On Dreams", radically re-interprets Leviticus 10:3 to suggest that Nadab and Abihu's death was not due to sin and judgment but was actually a form of exaltation ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/4140

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 1d

Pharaoh Redux: Rehoboam and Jeroboam

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Pharaoh Redux: Rehoboam and Jeroboam

The Exodus in 1 Kings

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intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 1d

Pseudo-Philo’s description of the Sinai event in Biblical Antiquities 11:5 is influenced by other theophany texts, like Isaiah 34:4, which mentions the skies folding up ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/2735

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 2d

Ancient readers debated the problematic references to the length of Abram’s stay in Egypt. Rabbinic texts minimized it to perhaps one day while others like Josephus and Jubilees describe a longer stay ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/4313

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intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 2d

The Bible has conflicting descriptions of manna. Exod 16:31 calls it "sweet wafers" and Ps 78:24 calls it "bread of angels." But in Numbers 11:6 and 21:5, Israelites complain it is "worthless food" ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/4006

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 2d

The Book of Sirach was highly esteemed among early Christians, cited in James, Didache (4:5), and Barnabas (19:9). Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Cyprian, and Ambrose also frequently reference it ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/714

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 2d

Exod 33:11 shows Joshua inside the Tent of Meeting conflicting with Num 1:51 where non-priests face death for entering. This reflects differing sources: Elohist allows it, Priestly forbids it ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/4165

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 2d

The Torah-Centered Piety of Psalm 119

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The Torah-Centered Piety of Psalm 119

The Text as the Focus of Devotion

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intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 2d

Ancient Near Eastern parallels highlight the significance of father–son language. The adoption formula “I shall become his father and he shall become my son” used with YHWH, is also found in KTU 1.15 ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/1687

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 3d

Ecclesiastes 9:7-9 and the Epic of Gilgamesh share a close literary correspondence via a call to enjoy life. Gilgamesh's tavern-keeper advises, “Let your belly be full”, echoed in Ecclesiastes ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/3445

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 3d

The gospels describe Jesus wearing tzitzit, tassels commanded in Numbers and Deuteronomy. This is shown in Matthew 9, Mark 5, and Luke 8 where a woman with a hemorrhage touches his tassels for healing ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/621

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 3d

The Mishnah (Avot 4:5) opposes using Torah for gain, leading sages to work trades. Paul, a leatherworker (Acts 18:3), upheld this tradition, refusing payment for teaching (Acts 20:34; 2 Cor. 11:7-8) ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/3802

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 3d

1 Enoch and 2 Enoch describe the fallen angels as imprisoned, a tradition connected to 1 Peter 3:19, whose readers would recognize it as a reference to the Watchers and itself connected to Genesis 6:2 ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/4322

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 3d

Retellings: The Septuagint of Exodus

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Retellings: The Septuagint of Exodus

Variations in Narrative, Theology, and Tradition

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intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 3d

Genesis 3:18, where Adam eats plants of the open country, likely reminded ancient readers of Nebuchadnezzar’s transformation in Daniel 4:25. Both, given royal authority, disobey the divine ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/3962

intertextual.bible @intertextualbible.bsky.social · 4d

In the Targum of 1 Kings 18:27, the targumist emphasizes a peculiar reading in order to enhance God's own honor, adding a disparaging remark about the idols 'relieving' themselves ... #intertextuality #bible #literature

https://intertextual.bible/t/4550