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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
Intertextuality Pair
Romans 1:17 → Habakkuk 2:4
▶ Watch the video 8:58 Later text
Romans 1:17 BSB
For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” Earlier text
Habakkuk 2:4 BSB
Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith— Walk the Square · a single-voice walk of this pair around the Clowney square8:58 Significance Foundation verse for Paul's doctrine of justification by faith. The Habakkuk context speaks of living through faithfulness during judgment; Paul applies this to justification through faith in Christ.
Found via Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s) Promise-Fulfillment + Longitudinal Theme Related Anchor-Text Networks
▸ The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
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