Questions tagged [intertextuality]
Intertextuality is the shaping of one text's meaning by another text. It is the interconnection between similar or related works of literature that reflect and influence an audience's interpretation of the text. Intertextual processes include allusion, quotation, plagiarism, translation and parody. (based on the Wikipedia definition)
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Who did Jesus preach to in 1 Peter 3:19?
1 Peter 3:19 says that Jesus preached unto spirits in prison; are these spirits associated with the angels of 2 Peter 2:4 and Jude 1:6? If not who were the spirits that He preached to?
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Is John 8:58 an allusion to Psalm 90:2 LXX?
[Jhn 8:58 CSB] (58) Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, before Abraham was, I am."
[Jhn 8:58 MGNT] (58) εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Ἰησοῦς ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι ἐγὼ εἰμί
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Is Ezekiel 20:26 intimating that God actually commanded child sacrifice?
Ezekiel 20:25-26
So I gave them other statutes that were not good and laws through
which they could not live; 26 and I defiled them through their gifts—the
sacrifice of every firstborn—that I might ...
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Numbers 23:19 Says God doesn't repent, Exodus 32:14 Says He repented?
Numbers 23:19 (KJV)
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
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Did Paul (1 Cor 14) and the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4:19) share the same concept of 'prophet'?
1 Corinthians 14:1 (ESV):
Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 14:24-25 (ESV):
24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or ...
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Is John 10:30 intended to evoke the Shema?
In John 10:30, Jesus states, "I and the Father are one."
The Shema in Deuteronomy 6:4 says "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one."
At least on the surface both look somewhat similar. ...
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Luke 10:27 vs Matthew 22:37 vs Deuteronomy 6:5
Luke 10:27
And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind;...
Matthew 22:37
And He said to him, “‘...
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Acts 1:5 versus Acts 2:4: Being baptized versus being filled with the Holy Spirit
Luke uses βαπτισθήσεσθε (NASB: “you will be baptized”) in Acts 1:5 and then uses ἐπλήσθησαν (“and they were filled”) in Acts 2:4. Is there a reason for the change in verbs used to describe the baptism ...
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Is Paul encouraging Christians to pursue an Acts 4:29-31 type of experience in Ephesians 5:18?
In Ephesians 5:18-20 (ESV), Paul encourages Christians to seek to be filled with the Spirit:
18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing ...
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Are John 15:1-11 and Revelation 3:14-22 referring to the same group of people?
I find striking similarities between John 15:1-11 and Revelation 3:14-22:
John 15:1-11 (ESV)
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he ...
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Is Luke 21:24 an allusion to Daniel 7:25?
Both passages speak of the "trampling" of Jerusalem and both by gentiles and both for a specified, limited time period referred to as "times":
[Luk 21:24 NIV] (24) They will fall ...
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Parallels between Balaam and the binding of Isaac?
While reading about Abraham's prophetic role, I came across a passing mention that the rabbis identified some key parallels between the Abrahamic and Balaam narratives, particularly connecting the ...
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Amos 6:3 Sabbath or Seat?
Amos 6:3 has a different reading between the Masoretic Text (MT) and Septuagint (LXX).
Seat;
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence
to come near; (Amos 6:3 - KJV) (Read KJV)...
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Is there room for interpreting "paradise" in Luke 23:43 as a reference to "Abraham's Bosom" (Luke 16:19-31)?
When Jesus mentioned paradise in Luke 23:43,
43 and Jesus said to him, `Verily I say to thee, To-day with me thou shalt be in the paradise.' (YLT)
is it possible that he meant Abraham's bosom, as ...
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Strong Exegesis of Hebrews 12:15 "fail of the grace of God" in what sense?
Text body in immediate context:
14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one
will see the Lord: 15 looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the
grace of God; lest any root ...
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