On Hearing (Rather Than Reading) Intertextual Echoes: Christology and Monotheistic Scriptures in an Oral Context

While recent studies of the New Testament have found the methods of intertextuality and orality studies to be fruitful approaches, there has been insufficient interplay between the two. This article explores the capacity of hearers of texts to pick up on echoes of familiar texts, stories, and songs....

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Published inBiblical theology bulletin Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 74 - 80
Main Author McGrath, James F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.05.2013
Subjects
intertextuality
monotheism
Christology
orality
Pauline epistles
Shema
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Summary:While recent studies of the New Testament have found the methods of intertextuality and orality studies to be fruitful approaches, there has been insufficient interplay between the two. This article explores the capacity of hearers of texts to pick up on echoes of familiar texts, stories, and songs. Using as an example Paul's interpretation of Scripture in connection with the topics of monotheism and Christology, the article suggests that, in the absence of explicit and emphatic statements of the difference or distinctiveness of his views, Paul's allusions to key monotheistic texts would have been understood to indicate Paul's agreement with the axiom of Jewish monotheism, the Shema.
ISSN:0146-1079
1945-7596
DOI:10.1177/0146107913482282