Recalling a Story Once Told: An Intertextual Reading of the Psalter and the Pentateuch.(Book review)

Biblical Theology Bulletin | September 22, 2008| | Copyright

Recalling a Story Once Told: An Intertextual Reading of the Psalter and the Pentateuch. By John S. Vassar. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2007. Pp. x + 155. Cloth, $45.00.

"Allusion," that is, intertextuality, has been an essential element of the writer's craft from time immemorial. Allusion is a social act; its success depends upon the literary core held in common by a people. The Pentateuch lies at the core of biblical texts, and all the other books of the Bible allude in one way or another to the Pentateuch. Recognition of the allusive character of biblical ...

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