Romans 10:6-8 to Deuteronomy 30:12

OT Source(s):

Deuteronomy 30:12 (The word is not in heaven... not beyond the sea... but very near you)
Deuteronomy 9:4 (Context: righteousness not by Israel's works)

Source: Beale & Carson (eds.), Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament (2007); Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Reference Type: Direct Quotation

Connection Method(s): Analogy + Contrast

Significance: Paul radically reinterprets Moses' words about the accessibility of the law to speak of the accessibility of Christ through faith. One of Paul's most creative uses of OT - the "near word" is now the gospel word about Christ.

Hermeneutical Notes

NT Use Pattern: Ironic / Inverted — Moses speaks the "word is near you" of the law; Paul applies the same phrasing to the word of faith. A striking inversion in which the same Deuteronomic phrasing about accessibility is transferred from law to gospel.

Anchor Text: Deut 30:12-14 — The Word Is Near You

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Deuteronomy 30:12-14 — The Word Is Near You