’What Does the Scripture Say?’ Studies in the Function of

This collection of essays focuses on the function of Scripture in the New Testament letters and liturgical traditions.

Abbreviations List of Contributors Preface 1. Introducing "What Does the Scripture Say?": Studies in the Function of Scripture in the Letters and Liturgical Traditions - Craig A. Evans and H. Daniel Zacharias 2. "The One of Whom Moses Wrote": The Characterization of Jesus through Old Testament Moses Traditions in the Gospel of John - Alicia D. Myers 3. Text, Context, and Logical Analysis: A Reexamination of the Use of Psalm 82 in John 10.31-39 - Bryan A. Stewart 4. Does Paul Respect the Context of his Quotations? Hosea as Test-case - Steve Moyise 5. Paul and the Temple Scroll: Reflections on A Shared Engagement with Deuteronomy - David Lincicum 6. The Vindication of Agents, Divine and Human: Paul's Reading of Deuteronomy 30.1-14 in Romans - Kyle B. Wells 7. Intertextuality between Obadiah and First Thessalonians - David Luckensmeyer 8. 2 Corinthians 3.14, 18 as Pauline Allusions to a Narrative Jesus-Tradition - Eve-Marie Becker 9. Vision, Exegesis, and Theology in the Reception History of Habakuk 3.2 - Bogdan C. Bucur 10. The Greek Minor Prophets in James - Karen H. Jobes 11. Prayer Changes Things or Things Change Prayer:Innovations of Solomon's Temple Prayer in Early Jewish Literature - Michael D. Matlock 12. Praying Scripture: Rethinking the Role of Biblical Utterances in Early Jewish Liturgy - Elsie Stern Select Bibliography Index of References Index of Authors