Seeing What’s Really There: A Guide to Biblical Allusions (Matt Swale) Ep. #236
Can you trust that viral “Bible connection” you just saw on TikTok?
In this episode, Matt Swale, author of "Scripture’s Use of Scripture in the Old Testament," joins Dr. Dru Johnson to discuss how biblical allusions really work—and why we need better instincts and better tools when interpreting Scripture. Swale wrote the book to help lay readers and undergraduates navigate the exciting (and sometimes overhyped) world of intertextuality: how one passage of Scripture evokes another, often subtly, and with profound rhetorical effect.
They explore his criteria for spotting allusions—rare terms…
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