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An Odd Passover Tradition in Communion
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An Odd Passover Tradition in Communion
Why does Paul sound similar to Jubilees?
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December 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Genesis 4 says that Cain spoke to Abel before killing him but doesn't include what Cain said. The Samaritan Pentateuch, along with other versions, fills this narrative gap by describing Cain's invitation to go into the field. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3015
https://intertextual.bible/t/3015
December 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Genesis 4 says that Cain spoke to Abel before killing him but doesn't include what Cain said. The Samaritan Pentateuch, along with other versions, fills this narrative gap by describing Cain's invitation to go into the field. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3015
https://intertextual.bible/t/3015
Genesis describes Jacob wrestling with a figure first called a man and later called God, leaving the identity unclear. Hosea refers to this event and calls the figure God and then an angel, uniting different traditions about whom... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1788
https://intertextual.bible/t/1788
December 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Genesis describes Jacob wrestling with a figure first called a man and later called God, leaving the identity unclear. Hosea refers to this event and calls the figure God and then an angel, uniting different traditions about whom... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1788
https://intertextual.bible/t/1788
2 Maccabees echoes Genesis 15 where judgment is delayed until injustice can no longer be ignored. This explains divine patience and connects the return of Abraham’s descendants with the downfall of hostile nations. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4112
https://intertextual.bible/t/4112
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
2 Maccabees echoes Genesis 15 where judgment is delayed until injustice can no longer be ignored. This explains divine patience and connects the return of Abraham’s descendants with the downfall of hostile nations. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4112
https://intertextual.bible/t/4112
In 1 Enoch, heavenly beings proclaim holiness in language that parallels Isaiah’s vision of seraphs in the temple, suggests that the prophetic scene of Isaiah was adapted into later Jewish apocalyptic traditions and liturgical... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3128
https://intertextual.bible/t/3128
December 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
In 1 Enoch, heavenly beings proclaim holiness in language that parallels Isaiah’s vision of seraphs in the temple, suggests that the prophetic scene of Isaiah was adapted into later Jewish apocalyptic traditions and liturgical... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3128
https://intertextual.bible/t/3128
The Christian theologian Methodius uses the Wisdom of Solomon as an authoritative source for teaching, repeating its claim that all creation was made for life and with goodness and that death is a result of human sin. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1383
https://intertextual.bible/t/1383
December 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Christian theologian Methodius uses the Wisdom of Solomon as an authoritative source for teaching, repeating its claim that all creation was made for life and with goodness and that death is a result of human sin. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1383
https://intertextual.bible/t/1383
Pharaoh Redux: Solomon
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Pharaoh Redux: Solomon
The Exodus in 1 Kings
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December 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Isaiah 6 describes God seated on a throne with his robe filling the temple, a physical description that was problematic for later theology. The Greek Septuagint and Aramaic Targum change the physical language to a reference of God’s... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4391
https://intertextual.bible/t/4391
December 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Isaiah 6 describes God seated on a throne with his robe filling the temple, a physical description that was problematic for later theology. The Greek Septuagint and Aramaic Targum change the physical language to a reference of God’s... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4391
https://intertextual.bible/t/4391
Jesus in Matthew 6 teaches generosity and giving to the poor, describing it as storing treasure in heaven contrasted with temporary wealth on earth. 4 Ezra echoes this Jewish tradition, where good deeds are treasure kept with God for... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/89
https://intertextual.bible/t/89
December 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Jesus in Matthew 6 teaches generosity and giving to the poor, describing it as storing treasure in heaven contrasted with temporary wealth on earth. 4 Ezra echoes this Jewish tradition, where good deeds are treasure kept with God for... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/89
https://intertextual.bible/t/89
Revelation follows a Jewish tradition in Pseudo-Philo and other apocalyptic writings where Hades and Gehenna are treated as figures that must release the dead and fall silent at the end of the age, showing that death itself will lose... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/660
https://intertextual.bible/t/660
December 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Revelation follows a Jewish tradition in Pseudo-Philo and other apocalyptic writings where Hades and Gehenna are treated as figures that must release the dead and fall silent at the end of the age, showing that death itself will lose... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/660
https://intertextual.bible/t/660
Jeremiah describes women in the palace mocking Zedekiah with the charge that his allies have betrayed and abandoned him. Obadiah uses similar language to describe Edom’s supposed friends turning against them. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1869
https://intertextual.bible/t/1869
December 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Jeremiah describes women in the palace mocking Zedekiah with the charge that his allies have betrayed and abandoned him. Obadiah uses similar language to describe Edom’s supposed friends turning against them. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1869
https://intertextual.bible/t/1869
The Psalms of Solomon and Matthew describe hope for a Davidic king expected to remove corrupt leaders and free Jerusalem from foreign rule, following traditions based on Isaiah and Psalm 2. In Matthew, the crowd identifies Jesus with... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/574
https://intertextual.bible/t/574
December 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Psalms of Solomon and Matthew describe hope for a Davidic king expected to remove corrupt leaders and free Jerusalem from foreign rule, following traditions based on Isaiah and Psalm 2. In Matthew, the crowd identifies Jesus with... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/574
https://intertextual.bible/t/574
The Influence of 1 Enoch on James
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The Influence of 1 Enoch on James
More Wisdom and a Little Apocalypticism?
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December 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
1 Enoch 61 describes angels being given tools to measure sacred space and Revelation 21 similarly describes an angel measuring the city. Both follow traditions from the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East of divine beings measuring... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/683
https://intertextual.bible/t/683
December 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
1 Enoch 61 describes angels being given tools to measure sacred space and Revelation 21 similarly describes an angel measuring the city. Both follow traditions from the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East of divine beings measuring... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/683
https://intertextual.bible/t/683
Revelation’s description of the end of death recalls Isaiah’s image of God swallowing up death and ending sorrow, an allusion to the Canaanite god Mot. Revelation reshapes this language and uses it to describe how reality changes at... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/914
https://intertextual.bible/t/914
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Revelation’s description of the end of death recalls Isaiah’s image of God swallowing up death and ending sorrow, an allusion to the Canaanite god Mot. Revelation reshapes this language and uses it to describe how reality changes at... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/914
https://intertextual.bible/t/914
1 Enoch describes the 'day of the Chosen One' when hidden things are revealed and the dead are resurrected. Paul speaks of the 'day of Lord Jesus' when God's work reaches completion, following this Jewish tradition. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3400
https://intertextual.bible/t/3400
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
1 Enoch describes the 'day of the Chosen One' when hidden things are revealed and the dead are resurrected. Paul speaks of the 'day of Lord Jesus' when God's work reaches completion, following this Jewish tradition. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/3400
https://intertextual.bible/t/3400
Revelation condemns the wealthy who claim security despite their moral poverty, echoing similar language used in 1 Enoch 96. Those riches create the false appearance of righteousness while their thoughts and actions testify to their... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/198
https://intertextual.bible/t/198
December 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Revelation condemns the wealthy who claim security despite their moral poverty, echoing similar language used in 1 Enoch 96. Those riches create the false appearance of righteousness while their thoughts and actions testify to their... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/198
https://intertextual.bible/t/198
Tobit retells how Sennacherib was killed by his sons while worshiping, echoing the narrative of 2 Kings 19. This connects Tobit’s story to the fall of Assyria and places its events in the same historical setting. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/2615
https://intertextual.bible/t/2615
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Tobit retells how Sennacherib was killed by his sons while worshiping, echoing the narrative of 2 Kings 19. This connects Tobit’s story to the fall of Assyria and places its events in the same historical setting. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/2615
https://intertextual.bible/t/2615
An Odd Passover Tradition in Communion
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An Odd Passover Tradition in Communion
Why does Paul sound similar to Jubilees?
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December 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In 1 Kings, the Davidic line is described as a lamp preserved in Jerusalem, and Psalm 132 uses similar royal imagery by describing David’s strength growing and presenting a lamp prepared for God’s anointed king. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1914
https://intertextual.bible/t/1914
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In 1 Kings, the Davidic line is described as a lamp preserved in Jerusalem, and Psalm 132 uses similar royal imagery by describing David’s strength growing and presenting a lamp prepared for God’s anointed king. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1914
https://intertextual.bible/t/1914
Leviticus warns of harsh consequences for disobedience using language about “vengeance of the covenant,” which is difficult to interpret. The Aramaic translation in Targum Onkelos removes any sense of revenge and links it to obeying... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4765
https://intertextual.bible/t/4765
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Leviticus warns of harsh consequences for disobedience using language about “vengeance of the covenant,” which is difficult to interpret. The Aramaic translation in Targum Onkelos removes any sense of revenge and links it to obeying... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/4765
https://intertextual.bible/t/4765
Acts follows Jewish traditions of restoration using language similar to Sirach 36 which includes appeals for new signs, the gathering of Israel, and fulfillment of prophecy. Sirach’s plea for divine action matches the description of... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/134
https://intertextual.bible/t/134
December 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Acts follows Jewish traditions of restoration using language similar to Sirach 36 which includes appeals for new signs, the gathering of Israel, and fulfillment of prophecy. Sirach’s plea for divine action matches the description of... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/134
https://intertextual.bible/t/134
Numbers 35 commands that the Levites be given farm land instead of a territorial inheritance, a detail that Joshua 21 later presents as accomplished as a way of portraying itself in continuity with the Torah. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1966
https://intertextual.bible/t/1966
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Numbers 35 commands that the Levites be given farm land instead of a territorial inheritance, a detail that Joshua 21 later presents as accomplished as a way of portraying itself in continuity with the Torah. #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/1966
https://intertextual.bible/t/1966
In the Wisdom of Solomon, the body is a disposable, heavy tent that limits the soul’s ability to learn divine truth, a view common in Greek and Jewish thought. In 1 Corinthians Paul answers this outlook by insisting the body is not... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/257
https://intertextual.bible/t/257
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In the Wisdom of Solomon, the body is a disposable, heavy tent that limits the soul’s ability to learn divine truth, a view common in Greek and Jewish thought. In 1 Corinthians Paul answers this outlook by insisting the body is not... #intertextuality #bible
https://intertextual.bible/t/257
https://intertextual.bible/t/257
Variations on Isaiah 7:14
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Variations on Isaiah 7:14
Isaiah 7:14 depicts a prophetic oracle delivered during a crisis in 734-733 BCE, when Syria and the northern kingdom of Israel formed a coalition that threatened the kingdom of Judah.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM