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Isaiah 27 follows ancient Near Eastern traditions, describing God attacking a twisting serpent and a dragon with multiple heads. This is taken from the Ugaritic Baal Cycle which references Baal’s defeat of a seven-headed, cosmic... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3558
https://intertextual.bible/t/3558
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Isaiah 27 follows ancient Near Eastern traditions, describing God attacking a twisting serpent and a dragon with multiple heads. This is taken from the Ugaritic Baal Cycle which references Baal’s defeat of a seven-headed, cosmic... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3558
https://intertextual.bible/t/3558
In Judith 14, the death of the Assyrian leader Holofernes is discovered at night and followed by a loud outcry, echoing Exodus 12 where Egypt cries after the death of the firstborn. Judith shapes its narrative to follow the patterns... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4101
https://intertextual.bible/t/4101
February 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM
In Judith 14, the death of the Assyrian leader Holofernes is discovered at night and followed by a loud outcry, echoing Exodus 12 where Egypt cries after the death of the firstborn. Judith shapes its narrative to follow the patterns... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4101
https://intertextual.bible/t/4101
The Ancient Near Eastern Background to Deuteronomy 33:2
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The Ancient Near Eastern Background to Deuteronomy 33:2
God on the March
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February 4, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The Ancient Near Eastern Background to Deuteronomy 33:2
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Genesis 11 and Genesis 18 describe God saying “I will go down” to examine human actions, using unusual first-person language. Both describe God not as all-knowing and are more interested in showing God participating directly in human... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/5041
https://intertextual.bible/t/5041
February 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Genesis 11 and Genesis 18 describe God saying “I will go down” to examine human actions, using unusual first-person language. Both describe God not as all-knowing and are more interested in showing God participating directly in human... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/5041
https://intertextual.bible/t/5041
Zechariah describes a time when the people of Jerusalem will look upon the one who has been pierced and mourn, comparing it to the loss of an only child. John echoes this when describing the crucifixion of Jesus, explicitly connecting... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1738
https://intertextual.bible/t/1738
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Zechariah describes a time when the people of Jerusalem will look upon the one who has been pierced and mourn, comparing it to the loss of an only child. John echoes this when describing the crucifixion of Jesus, explicitly connecting... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1738
https://intertextual.bible/t/1738
Exodus 3 gives reassurance by saying God “will be with you,” using language that suggests physical presence. The Aramaic translation in Targum Onkelos replaces this with “My Memra will help you,” using a mediating term to avoid God... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4469
https://intertextual.bible/t/4469
February 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Exodus 3 gives reassurance by saying God “will be with you,” using language that suggests physical presence. The Aramaic translation in Targum Onkelos replaces this with “My Memra will help you,” using a mediating term to avoid God... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4469
https://intertextual.bible/t/4469
Paul in Romans uses Psalm 18 to support the place of other nations in a story once centered on David. The psalm first praised God for saving the king and broadening his rule, and Paul reshapes this to show praise coming from... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1938
https://intertextual.bible/t/1938
February 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Paul in Romans uses Psalm 18 to support the place of other nations in a story once centered on David. The psalm first praised God for saving the king and broadening his rule, and Paul reshapes this to show praise coming from... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1938
https://intertextual.bible/t/1938
2 Chronicles links the 70-year exile to Leviticus as the land’s sabbath rest and ends it with the return under Cyrus. Daniel recasts it as 70 “weeks” of years and moves it to the future, suggesting the exile was not over and... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4598
https://intertextual.bible/t/4598
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
2 Chronicles links the 70-year exile to Leviticus as the land’s sabbath rest and ends it with the return under Cyrus. Daniel recasts it as 70 “weeks” of years and moves it to the future, suggesting the exile was not over and... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4598
https://intertextual.bible/t/4598
Retellings: The Septuagint of Exodus (Part 3)
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Retellings: The Septuagint of Exodus (Part 3)
Variations in Narrative, Theology, and Tradition
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February 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Retellings: The Septuagint of Exodus (Part 3)
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In Matthew 5, Jesus affirms the enduring authority of the Torah, reflecting a tradition in Jewish literature, such as in Baruch, that says the Torah is permanent and life-giving. Matthew shows Jesus participating in Torah... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/109
https://intertextual.bible/t/109
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
In Matthew 5, Jesus affirms the enduring authority of the Torah, reflecting a tradition in Jewish literature, such as in Baruch, that says the Torah is permanent and life-giving. Matthew shows Jesus participating in Torah... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/109
https://intertextual.bible/t/109
In Matthew, Jesus uses the language of asking, seeking, and knocking to show that persistence leads to answers, like a parent responding to a child. Rabbinic tradition in the Mishnah similarly teaches that asking bring response, based... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1009
https://intertextual.bible/t/1009
February 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
In Matthew, Jesus uses the language of asking, seeking, and knocking to show that persistence leads to answers, like a parent responding to a child. Rabbinic tradition in the Mishnah similarly teaches that asking bring response, based... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1009
https://intertextual.bible/t/1009
The Testament of Solomon uses language similar to Paul in Romans 8 that lists cosmic forces in ordered ranks that mirror human structures. Both reflect a view of creation shaped by cosmology and divine beings that follow a common... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4372
https://intertextual.bible/t/4372
February 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The Testament of Solomon uses language similar to Paul in Romans 8 that lists cosmic forces in ordered ranks that mirror human structures. Both reflect a view of creation shaped by cosmology and divine beings that follow a common... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4372
https://intertextual.bible/t/4372
Jeremiah 20 and Job 3 refer to a curse on the day of birth, with Job using the language of Jeremiah to express a similar distress. Jeremiah’s statement concludes a personal lament, while Job’s marks the start of an extended reflection... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3951
https://intertextual.bible/t/3951
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Jeremiah 20 and Job 3 refer to a curse on the day of birth, with Job using the language of Jeremiah to express a similar distress. Jeremiah’s statement concludes a personal lament, while Job’s marks the start of an extended reflection... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3951
https://intertextual.bible/t/3951
Matthew and 4 Ezra depict the righteous shining with brilliant light, based on texts like Daniel where the faithful shine like the sun in the age to come. Where Jesus compares their brightness to the sun, 4 Ezra intensifies it beyond... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3448
https://intertextual.bible/t/3448
February 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Matthew and 4 Ezra depict the righteous shining with brilliant light, based on texts like Daniel where the faithful shine like the sun in the age to come. Where Jesus compares their brightness to the sun, 4 Ezra intensifies it beyond... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3448
https://intertextual.bible/t/3448
Jubilees opens by quoting Exodus 24, where Moses is called to receive stone tablets, the Torah, and commands. The language hints he was given more than what Exodus records, allowing Jubilees to present its teaching as part of that... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4248
https://intertextual.bible/t/4248
February 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Jubilees opens by quoting Exodus 24, where Moses is called to receive stone tablets, the Torah, and commands. The language hints he was given more than what Exodus records, allowing Jubilees to present its teaching as part of that... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4248
https://intertextual.bible/t/4248
Psalm 16 treats the kidneys as the seat of thought and moral insight, reflecting an ancient Near Eastern view of the inner body. Ugaritic texts like the Legend of Keret describe Prince Yassib guided by his inward parts, showing the... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4970
https://intertextual.bible/t/4970
February 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Psalm 16 treats the kidneys as the seat of thought and moral insight, reflecting an ancient Near Eastern view of the inner body. Ugaritic texts like the Legend of Keret describe Prince Yassib guided by his inward parts, showing the... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4970
https://intertextual.bible/t/4970
Genesis promises Abraham that his descendants will be as countless as the dust of the earth. Numbers echoes this imagery when Balaam declares Israel is already beyond counting, depicting that promise as a present reality. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1988
https://intertextual.bible/t/1988
February 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Genesis promises Abraham that his descendants will be as countless as the dust of the earth. Numbers echoes this imagery when Balaam declares Israel is already beyond counting, depicting that promise as a present reality. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1988
https://intertextual.bible/t/1988
2 Samuel 22 refers to the divine figure riding on a cloud, based on the Ugaritic title “Cloud Rider” used of Baal. This similarly highlights how the biblical text adapts a well-known Canaanite tradition of a storm deity riding the... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3688
https://intertextual.bible/t/3688
February 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
2 Samuel 22 refers to the divine figure riding on a cloud, based on the Ugaritic title “Cloud Rider” used of Baal. This similarly highlights how the biblical text adapts a well-known Canaanite tradition of a storm deity riding the... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3688
https://intertextual.bible/t/3688
Hosea and Jeremiah both reject sacrifices that hide disobedience, tying worship to remembered guilt and future judgment. Jeremiah echoes Hosea’s language, then later reverses it, using the same words to frame promises of forgiveness. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1794
https://intertextual.bible/t/1794
February 1, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Hosea and Jeremiah both reject sacrifices that hide disobedience, tying worship to remembered guilt and future judgment. Jeremiah echoes Hosea’s language, then later reverses it, using the same words to frame promises of forgiveness. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1794
https://intertextual.bible/t/1794
The Influence of 1 Enoch on Tertullian
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The Influence of 1 Enoch on Tertullian
Into Latin Christianity
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February 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
2 Samuel 23 and 1 Samuel 26 describe a hero entering enemy territory and gaining access to an enemy’s spear. In one story the weapon is used, while in the other David forbids it, suggesting the stories were shaped to mirror and... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4620
https://intertextual.bible/t/4620
January 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM
2 Samuel 23 and 1 Samuel 26 describe a hero entering enemy territory and gaining access to an enemy’s spear. In one story the weapon is used, while in the other David forbids it, suggesting the stories were shaped to mirror and... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4620
https://intertextual.bible/t/4620
2 Enoch 66 alludes to Isaiah 30 and its vision of intensified light as a sign of restoration. Where Isaiah describes the sun’s brightness increasing sevenfold during cosmic restoration, 2 Enoch describes the righteous increasing in... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/2831
https://intertextual.bible/t/2831
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
2 Enoch 66 alludes to Isaiah 30 and its vision of intensified light as a sign of restoration. Where Isaiah describes the sun’s brightness increasing sevenfold during cosmic restoration, 2 Enoch describes the righteous increasing in... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/2831
https://intertextual.bible/t/2831
1 Samuel 12 presents the promise of Deuteronomy 12 as fulfilled, describing Israel at rest from its enemies and in safety. This reflects the realization of Deuteronomy’s vision of peace in the land, connecting to earlier covenant... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1899
https://intertextual.bible/t/1899
January 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM
1 Samuel 12 presents the promise of Deuteronomy 12 as fulfilled, describing Israel at rest from its enemies and in safety. This reflects the realization of Deuteronomy’s vision of peace in the land, connecting to earlier covenant... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1899
https://intertextual.bible/t/1899
Isaiah 42 describes God as a warrior who shouts and prepares himself for battle, using very human language. The Greek Septuagint translation keeps some of this language but makes several changes that makes God look less human. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/2809
https://intertextual.bible/t/2809
January 31, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Isaiah 42 describes God as a warrior who shouts and prepares himself for battle, using very human language. The Greek Septuagint translation keeps some of this language but makes several changes that makes God look less human. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/2809
https://intertextual.bible/t/2809