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2 Baruch describes the end of the age through global turmoil, the coming of the messiah, and the emergence of Behemoth and Leviathan from the sea. Revelation follows this pattern, portraying these mythological monsters rising from the... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/201
https://intertextual.bible/t/201
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
2 Baruch describes the end of the age through global turmoil, the coming of the messiah, and the emergence of Behemoth and Leviathan from the sea. Revelation follows this pattern, portraying these mythological monsters rising from the... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/201
https://intertextual.bible/t/201
Isaiah 11 uses the imagery of Exodus 14 to describe a new exodus, alluding to the crossing of the sea. Both describe divine intervention that transforms water into dry land, allowing safe passage for Israel out of exile. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3845
https://intertextual.bible/t/3845
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Isaiah 11 uses the imagery of Exodus 14 to describe a new exodus, alluding to the crossing of the sea. Both describe divine intervention that transforms water into dry land, allowing safe passage for Israel out of exile. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3845
https://intertextual.bible/t/3845
In Matthew 21 the quote from Zechariah 9 blends the Hebrew and Greek Septuagint versions, creating an image of Jesus riding two animals. This comes from reading the poetic repetition in Zechariah literally, using two animals where the... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/961
https://intertextual.bible/t/961
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
In Matthew 21 the quote from Zechariah 9 blends the Hebrew and Greek Septuagint versions, creating an image of Jesus riding two animals. This comes from reading the poetic repetition in Zechariah literally, using two animals where the... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/961
https://intertextual.bible/t/961
Paul in 2 Corinthians 8 follows Jewish and Greco-Roman traditions, such as the Greek philosopher Dio Chrysostom, where generosity is measured by proportion and sincerity, not the amount given. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/369
https://intertextual.bible/t/369
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Paul in 2 Corinthians 8 follows Jewish and Greco-Roman traditions, such as the Greek philosopher Dio Chrysostom, where generosity is measured by proportion and sincerity, not the amount given. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/369
https://intertextual.bible/t/369
Luke 23 describes Pilate giving in to public pressure and allowing Jesus to be killed. These details match what is found in Tacitus, which mentions Pilate as the official who ordered the execution during Tiberius’s reign. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1280
https://intertextual.bible/t/1280
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Luke 23 describes Pilate giving in to public pressure and allowing Jesus to be killed. These details match what is found in Tacitus, which mentions Pilate as the official who ordered the execution during Tiberius’s reign. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1280
https://intertextual.bible/t/1280
Pharaoh Redux: Rehoboam and Jeroboam
https://open.substack.com/pub/intertextualbible/p/pharaoh-redux-rehoboam-and-jeroboam?r=2rbf1a&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
https://open.substack.com/pub/intertextualbible/p/pharaoh-redux-rehoboam-and-jeroboam?r=2rbf1a&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Pharaoh Redux: Rehoboam and Jeroboam
The Exodus in 1 Kings
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November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Genesis 22 shows Abraham ready to kill Isaac on an altar because God told him to. In 1 Kings 13 a prophet says others will be killed on an altar as a sign of judgment, creates tension between the loyal act in Genesis and the harsh... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3773
https://intertextual.bible/t/3773
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Genesis 22 shows Abraham ready to kill Isaac on an altar because God told him to. In 1 Kings 13 a prophet says others will be killed on an altar as a sign of judgment, creates tension between the loyal act in Genesis and the harsh... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3773
https://intertextual.bible/t/3773
The Christian theologian Ambrose uses language from Sirach when teaching compassion and justice to the poor and oppressed, showing how early Christian tradition relied on Jewish wisdom traditions. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1375
https://intertextual.bible/t/1375
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Christian theologian Ambrose uses language from Sirach when teaching compassion and justice to the poor and oppressed, showing how early Christian tradition relied on Jewish wisdom traditions. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1375
https://intertextual.bible/t/1375
Eusebius, in his compilation of early Christian tradition, preserves the story from 1 Enoch where angels marry human women, showing how influential this tradition was in early Christian history. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1307
https://intertextual.bible/t/1307
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Eusebius, in his compilation of early Christian tradition, preserves the story from 1 Enoch where angels marry human women, showing how influential this tradition was in early Christian history. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1307
https://intertextual.bible/t/1307
The Christian theologian Alexander of Alexandria uses Sirach as an authoritative source to teach about wisdom and how it represents the foundation of all of creation, quoting Sirach along with other texts from the Hebrew Bible. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1338
https://intertextual.bible/t/1338
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Christian theologian Alexander of Alexandria uses Sirach as an authoritative source to teach about wisdom and how it represents the foundation of all of creation, quoting Sirach along with other texts from the Hebrew Bible. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1338
https://intertextual.bible/t/1338
Exodus calls Jacob God’s firstborn son even though he was not the first born in his family. Jubilees resolves this by reshaping the story and saying God planned from the beginning of creation for Jacob’s descendants to keep the... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4260
https://intertextual.bible/t/4260
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Exodus calls Jacob God’s firstborn son even though he was not the first born in his family. Jubilees resolves this by reshaping the story and saying God planned from the beginning of creation for Jacob’s descendants to keep the... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4260
https://intertextual.bible/t/4260
Exodus 15:1 and 15:21 uses the same language to celebrate God's deliverance, but one comes from Moses and the other from Miriam. This duplication and Miriam’s later diminished role suggest these are distinct traditions that were... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4124
https://intertextual.bible/t/4124
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Exodus 15:1 and 15:21 uses the same language to celebrate God's deliverance, but one comes from Moses and the other from Miriam. This duplication and Miriam’s later diminished role suggest these are distinct traditions that were... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4124
https://intertextual.bible/t/4124
The Christian theologian Tertullian’s instructions on prayer use language from the Shepherd of Hermas, where the narrator prays and then sits before receiving a vision. This posture became an example that influenced early Christian... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1281
https://intertextual.bible/t/1281
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Christian theologian Tertullian’s instructions on prayer use language from the Shepherd of Hermas, where the narrator prays and then sits before receiving a vision. This posture became an example that influenced early Christian... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1281
https://intertextual.bible/t/1281
Genesis describes the Nephilim as the children of divine beings and humans, giants who died in the flood. Deuteronomy connects them with groups like the Emim, Anakim, and Rephaim, following a different tradition where they did not die... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1302
https://intertextual.bible/t/1302
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Genesis describes the Nephilim as the children of divine beings and humans, giants who died in the flood. Deuteronomy connects them with groups like the Emim, Anakim, and Rephaim, following a different tradition where they did not die... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1302
https://intertextual.bible/t/1302
The Didache and Sirach share a common tradition that using the image of a yoke to describe the acceptance of instruction. In Sirach the yoke symbolizes wisdom, and in the Didache it represents teaching based on the authority of Jesus. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1350
https://intertextual.bible/t/1350
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Didache and Sirach share a common tradition that using the image of a yoke to describe the acceptance of instruction. In Sirach the yoke symbolizes wisdom, and in the Didache it represents teaching based on the authority of Jesus. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1350
https://intertextual.bible/t/1350
The Didache echoes the language of Sirach by teaching to honor and financially support leaders, adapting the language once applied to priests. The Didache applies this to traveling teachers or prophets, depicted as new “high priests.” #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1351
https://intertextual.bible/t/1351
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Didache echoes the language of Sirach by teaching to honor and financially support leaders, adapting the language once applied to priests. The Didache applies this to traveling teachers or prophets, depicted as new “high priests.” #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1351
https://intertextual.bible/t/1351
Pharaoh Redux: Solomon
https://open.substack.com/pub/intertextualbible/p/pharaoh-redux-solomon?r=2rbf1a&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
https://open.substack.com/pub/intertextualbible/p/pharaoh-redux-solomon?r=2rbf1a&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Pharaoh Redux: Solomon
The Exodus in 1 Kings
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Christian theologian Clement of Alexandria draws on the story of 1 Enoch where fallen angels taught humans war, makeup, and magic arts, as well as taking human wives, showing how it influenced early Christian theology and... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1294
https://intertextual.bible/t/1294
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Christian theologian Clement of Alexandria draws on the story of 1 Enoch where fallen angels taught humans war, makeup, and magic arts, as well as taking human wives, showing how it influenced early Christian theology and... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1294
https://intertextual.bible/t/1294
Revelation repeats the command from Deuteronomy to not add or remove any of its words, following an ancient Near Eastern traditions used to protect covenants from being changed. Revelation uses this language to give itself similar... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1363
https://intertextual.bible/t/1363
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Revelation repeats the command from Deuteronomy to not add or remove any of its words, following an ancient Near Eastern traditions used to protect covenants from being changed. Revelation uses this language to give itself similar... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1363
https://intertextual.bible/t/1363
1 Enoch 10 describes Azazel as the source of human sin. The Dead Sea Scroll 4Q180 follows this tradition, describing Azazel as the leader of the rebellious angels, showing how the Dead Sea Scrolls community used 1 Enoch as scripture. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/843
https://intertextual.bible/t/843
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
1 Enoch 10 describes Azazel as the source of human sin. The Dead Sea Scroll 4Q180 follows this tradition, describing Azazel as the leader of the rebellious angels, showing how the Dead Sea Scrolls community used 1 Enoch as scripture. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/843
https://intertextual.bible/t/843
Genesis declares that people will return to the dust, a reminder of their origin and mortality. Job echoes this by describing people who dwell in houses of clay and are crushed into dust, using the same language from Genesis. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1421
https://intertextual.bible/t/1421
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Genesis declares that people will return to the dust, a reminder of their origin and mortality. Job echoes this by describing people who dwell in houses of clay and are crushed into dust, using the same language from Genesis. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1421
https://intertextual.bible/t/1421
The Christian theologian Lactantius retells the story from 1 Enoch of angels desiring human women and marrying them, using it as an authentic and authoritative source to explain the origins of idolatry and corruption in human history. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1303
https://intertextual.bible/t/1303
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Christian theologian Lactantius retells the story from 1 Enoch of angels desiring human women and marrying them, using it as an authentic and authoritative source to explain the origins of idolatry and corruption in human history. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1303
https://intertextual.bible/t/1303