"The authors of this volume accomplish at least two rare feats: they opened up new areas of inquiry on a neglected topic, and they have made them academically rigorous.Anyone planning to enter the fray on ancient citation practices would be advised to keep this book handy." -- The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology "The new evidence presented in this volume will undoubtedly be instrumental in the study of composite citations, and for those who seek a better understanding for how ancient texts appealed to former texts." -- Bulletin for Biblical Research "Perhaps the study of the phenomenon of composite citations and of the composite echo-and indeed the range of possibilities in the phenomenon of the combination of texts in the NT and its possible antecedents in antiquity-may be one of the lines of inquiry stimulated by this groundbreaking collection of essays. The editors are to be congratulated and thanked for their valuable contribution to the study of intertextuality." -- Catholic Biblical Quarterly "A vast array of scholars has contributed to this study, including noted specialists in relevant areas. Their work in these texts is commendable and interacts well with the original texts. Furthermore, they helpfully analyze the literary techniques of various Second Temple authors.

" -- The Masters Seminary Journal "One wonders how one form of citation, signaled composite citation, can be studied in isolation from implicit composite citation, unsignaled combination of scriptural elements, single citation, allusion, and so on? That seems to be the most important question raised by this volume." -- Novum Testamentum.