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Myers, Elizabeth A. Probability of Intertextual Borrowing: A Methodology for Determining the Likelihood of Literary Dependence and the Direction of Borrowing between New Testament Books. Cody, WY: Pistos Ktistes Publishing LLC, 2020. Description Approaching the task as a mathematical probability analysis, Probability of Intertextual Borrowing first explains in detail how the likelihood of a direct literary connection and the most likely direction of borrowing can be determined by applying probability theory to literary parallels observed between NT books. Readers are then guided through two practical applications which demonstrate both usage and reliability of the methodology: First, a case involving two books that bear little resemblance to one another (James and Philippians), and second, a case involving two NT books that exhibit many striking literary parallels (2 Peter and Jude). The book includes critiques of published methods and traditional criteria used to evaluate intertextual parallels. Practical demonstration involves specification of criteria for selecting literary parallels to be included in the analyses, identification of parallels between the documents of interest that satisfy the selection criteria, demonstration of how to use the defined scoring scheme to extract the necessary data from each literary parallel, step-by-step execution of the probability calculation with actual data, and explanation of how to interpret the results. The book includes 46 figures, 56 tables, appendices with supporting data, an extensive index of Scripture and other ancient sources, and an index of modern authors. Publisher:
Pistos Ktistes Publishing LLC
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