Matthew Swale
Matthew Swale (PhD, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is assistant professor of Bible and Church Ministry at Warner University in Lake Wales, FL.
View Author's PageReaders of the Old Testament often notice similarities between two texts, but are they intentional or imagined connections? Because the Old Testament does not usually signal its use of Scripture as explicitly as the New Testament (e.g., “It is written”), the task calls for unique instincts. After explaining why and how the Old Testament uses other Old Testament texts, this book equips readers with a three-part method to move beyond hunches to interpreting the Old Testament’s beautiful interconnections. Rather than offering rigid steps, the proposed method trains readers with the instincts needed to identify, verify, and enjoy Old Testament allusions.
Foreword
Preface
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 How and Why the Old Testament Uses the Old Testament
Chapter 2 Summarizing and Situating the Three Essential Instincts
Chapter 3 Instinct 1: Terms—Anchor the Allusion
Chapter 4 Instinct 2: Themes—Confirm the Allusion
Chapter 5 Instinct 3: Thesis—Gauge the Allusion’s Force
Chapter 6 Practicing the Instincts: Psalm 145 as a Case Study
Chapter 7 Instincts in Action: Teaching and Preaching Old Testament Allusions
Worksheet for Applying the Three Instincts
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Bibliography
General Index
Scripture Index
Readers of the Old Testament often notice similarities between two texts, but are they intentional or imagined connections? Because the Old Testament does not usually signal its use of Scripture as explicitly as the New Testament (e.g., “It is written”), the task calls for unique instincts. After explaining why and how the Old Testament uses other Old Testament texts, this book equips readers with a three-part method to move beyond hunches to interpreting the Old Testament’s beautiful interconnections. Rather than offering rigid steps, the proposed method trains readers with the instincts needed to identify, verify, and enjoy Old Testament allusions.
Foreword
Preface
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 How and Why the Old Testament Uses the Old Testament
Chapter 2 Summarizing and Situating the Three Essential Instincts
Chapter 3 Instinct 1: Terms—Anchor the Allusion
Chapter 4 Instinct 2: Themes—Confirm the Allusion
Chapter 5 Instinct 3: Thesis—Gauge the Allusion’s Force
Chapter 6 Practicing the Instincts: Psalm 145 as a Case Study
Chapter 7 Instincts in Action: Teaching and Preaching Old Testament Allusions
Worksheet for Applying the Three Instincts
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Bibliography
General Index
Scripture Index