Composite Citations in Antiquity

Volume 2: New Testament Uses

Sean A. Adams, Seth M. Ehorn, Sean A. Adams, Seth M. Ehorn

• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9780567692528
• eBook ISBN:
  9780567665065
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Criticism & Interpretation

This is the second of two volumes that investigate the phenomenon of composite citations. The first collection of essays evaluated the use of composite citations in Early Jewish, Graeco-Roman, and Early Christian authors. This volume builds on the findings of the first and provides a fresh investigation of all the composite citations by New Testament authors.

The following topics are covered: (1) the question of whether the quoting author created the composite text or found it already constructed as such; (2) the question of the rhetorical and/or literary impact of the quotation in its present textual location, as opposed to simply unpacking how the author appears to be interpreting the source text; and (3) the question of whether the intended audiences would have recognized and 'reverse engineered' the composite citation in question and as a result engaged with the original context of each of the component parts.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Contributors
• Abbreviations
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Composite Citations in the Gospel of Mark
• Chapter 3: Composite Citations in the Gospel of Matthew
• Chapter 4: Composite Citations in Luke–Acts
• Chapter 5: Composite Citations in the Gospel of John
• Chapter 6: ‘Promised Beforehand’ Through His Prophets in the Holy Scriptures’: Composite Citations in Romans
• Chapter 7: Composite Citations in 1–2 Corinthians and Galatians
• Chapter 8: Composite Citations and Conflation of Scriptural Narratives in Hebrews
• Chapter 9: Composite Citations in Antiquity: A Conclusion
• Index of References
• Index of Authors