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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
Found via— where the connection was identified, e.g. the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or an Anchor-Text Network

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Intertextuality Pair

Romans 1:1-7 → 2 Samuel 7:12

Allusion

Later text

Romans 1:1BSB

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—

Earlier text

2 Samuel 7:12BSB

And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.

Significance

Paul establishes that the gospel announced is not new but promised throughout the OT Scriptures. Christ's identity as Davidic seed fulfills the covenant promise to David.

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment + Typology

▸ The Davidic Covenant

Linked Mentions 2

Trajectory Tables 1

David (The King After God's Own Heart) Trajectory Table

Anchor Texts 1

2 Samuel 7:12-16 — The Davidic Covenant

Romans 1:1-7 → 2 Samuel 7:12

Significance

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