DudleySmith
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Just an info post, based on another thread that said something about Ezekiel being quoted often.
Methodology:
I counted only direct, explicit quotations, such as those introduced with “it is written,” or “as it says in the Law of Moses.” I gave some leniency, allowing clear quotations on the list even if introduced by a mere “for.”
I did not include any mere allusions or references to people or events in the Old Testament. I don’t think such allusions are unimportant; I just think they can be difficult to measure. For example, when Jesus is called “Son of Man,” is that an allusion to Daniel 7:13, to Psalm 8:4, or to Ezekiel 2:1, 3, 6, 8, etc? Most likely, the answer is “all of them,” but Bible interpreters disagree. Therefore, I left these unclear examples off the list altogether. One unfortunate result is that the books of 2 Peter, Jude, and Revelation, which contain Old Testament allusions in almost every verse, are almost completely absent from the list.
Exhaustive list here, in a Excel type format:
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Methodology:
I counted only direct, explicit quotations, such as those introduced with “it is written,” or “as it says in the Law of Moses.” I gave some leniency, allowing clear quotations on the list even if introduced by a mere “for.”
I did not include any mere allusions or references to people or events in the Old Testament. I don’t think such allusions are unimportant; I just think they can be difficult to measure. For example, when Jesus is called “Son of Man,” is that an allusion to Daniel 7:13, to Psalm 8:4, or to Ezekiel 2:1, 3, 6, 8, etc? Most likely, the answer is “all of them,” but Bible interpreters disagree. Therefore, I left these unclear examples off the list altogether. One unfortunate result is that the books of 2 Peter, Jude, and Revelation, which contain Old Testament allusions in almost every verse, are almost completely absent from the list.
Psalms (68 times)
Isaiah (55)
Deuteronomy (44)
Genesis (35)
Exodus (31)
Leviticus (13)
Proverbs (8)
Zechariah (7)
Jeremiah (5)
Hosea (5)
Top 10 OT Books Quoted in NT
Photo Credit: Kladcat (2012), shared under a Creative Commons Attribution License I recently finished a read-through of the Bible, during which I kept track of every time the New Testament quoted an Old Testament passage. I counted only direct, explicit quotations, such as those introduced with...
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Top 10 OT Books Quoted in NT
Photo Credit: Kladcat (2012), shared under a Creative Commons Attribution License I recently finished a read-through of the Bible, during which I kept track of every time the New Testament quoted an Old Testament passage. I counted only direct, explicit quotations, such as those introduced with...
www.knowableword.com
Exhaustive list here, in a Excel type format:
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