Later text
Matthew 2:23BSB
and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."
Intertextuality Pair
Matthew 2:23 → Isaiah 11:1
Echo
Earlier text
Isaiah 11:1BSB
Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
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Earlier text
Isaiah 53:3BSB
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
Earlier text
For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall come over his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.” So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name. But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.’”
Significance
No single OT text says "He will be called a Nazarene," explaining why Matthew uses "prophets" (plural). He likely indicates either wordplay between נֵצֶר ("branch" - messianic title) and Nazareth, or thematic connection to Nazareth's despised status reflecting Isaiah 53's suffering servant. This demonstrates Matthew's sophisticated hermeneutics, recognizing that fulfillment includes verbal and thematic connections (the nēṣer/Nazarene tie is onomastic wordplay under Promise-Fulfillment, not a type).
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- Reference Type
- Echo
- Connection Method(s)
- Promise-Fulfillment
Related Anchor-Text Networks
▸ A Shoot from the Stump of Jesse
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