There are in all 283 direct quotations from the
Hebrew Bible (
Old Testament
The Old Testament (often abbreviated OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites. The ...
) in the
New Testament. In about 90 instances, the
Septuagint is quoted literally. In around 80 further instances, the quote is altered in some way. For example, at Jesus says "Did ye never read in the scriptures that the stone which the builders refused is become the
head stone of the corner?", a reference to . Likewise, . The
Epistle of Jude
The Epistle of Jude is the penultimate book of the New Testament as well as the Christian Bible. It is traditionally attributed to Jude, brother of James the Just, and thus possibly brother of Jesus as well.
Jude is a short epistle written in ...
quotes the
pseudepigraphal Book of Enoch (1 Enoch 1:9) and the
Assumption of Moses. Other quotations are sometimes made directly from the Hebrew text (e.g. , , ).
Formatting
When the New Testament was written, the Old Testament was not divided into
chapters and verses, and there is therefore no uniform standard for these quotes and the authors had to provide contextual references:
* When refers to , he quotes from "
Moses
Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pro ...
at the
bush
Bush commonly refers to:
* Shrub, a small or medium woody plant
Bush, Bushes, or the bush may also refer to:
People
* Bush (surname), including any of several people with that name
**Bush family, a prominent American family that includes:
*** ...
", i.e. the section containing the record of Moses at the bush.
* refers to , in the words "in the days of
Abiathar
Abiathar ( ''ʾEḇyāṯār'', "father (of) abundance"/"abundant father"), in the Hebrew Bible, is a son of Ahimelech or Ahijah, High Priest at Nob, the fourth in descent from Eli and the last of Eli's House to be a High Priest.
Bible account
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".
* refers to 1 Kings ch. 17–19, in the words, "in Elias", i.e. in the portion of the history regarding
Elias.
In popular culture
In November 2022, the game show
Jeopardy! created a controversy after bible experts disagree about which of
Paul's letters had the most Old Testament quotations.
References
Bibliography
*
Gregory Beale and
D. A. Carson
Donald Arthur Carson (born December 21, 1946) is an evangelical biblical scholar. He is a Distinguished Emeritus Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and president and co-founder of the Gospel Coalition. He has written ...
. ''
Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
Commentary or commentaries may refer to:
Publications
* ''Commentary'' (magazine), a U.S. public affairs journal, founded in 1945 and formerly published by the American Jewish Committee
* Caesar's Commentaries (disambiguation), a number of works ...
''. Grand Rapids, Mich
.a. Baker Academic
.a. 2008.
* Archer, Gleason Leonard, Gregory Chirichigno, and Evangelical Theological Society. ''Old Testament Quotations in the New Testament''. Chicago: Moody Press, 1983.
*
Brooke Foss Westcott
Brooke Foss Westcott (12 January 1825 – 27 July 1901) was an English bishop, biblical scholar and theologian, serving as Bishop of Durham from 1890 until his death. He is perhaps most known for co-editing ''The New Testament in the Orig ...
,
Fenton John Anthony Hort
Fenton John Anthony Hort (1828–1892), known as F. J. A. Hort, was an Irish-born theologian and editor, with Brooke Foss Westcott of a critical edition of ''The New Testament in the Original Greek''.
Life
He was born on 23 April 182 ...
. ''
The New Testament in the Original Greek'', 1925, pp. 601–618
External links
Table of Old Testament quotes in the New Testament
{{DEFAULTSORT:Quotations From The Old Testament In The New Testament
New Testament content
Judaism in the New Testament