Dr. Price answers the question:
What evidence is there (if any) for scribes working on the Christian/Greek scriptures to mine quotes from various sources including the Hebrew Bible or Septuagint? Often I read in the NT someone saying something along the lines of ‘the scriptures say this’ or ‘it is written’ but I have no idea what text they are talking about. I am aware of this story in Mark 7 where Jesus is quoting the Septuagint to Palestinian rabbis and i think, yeah not likely! Can that be attributed to quote mining? And what exactly was the point of quote mining-simply to enhance the literary style of the writer?
From The Bible Geek podcast.
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Dr. Robert M. Price is Professor of Theology and Scriptural Studies at Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary.
Dr. Price has also authored the following books:
Beyond Born Again: Towards Evangelical Maturity
The Widow Traditions in Luke-Acts: A Feminist-Critical Scrutiny
Deconstructing Jesus,
The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man,
The Da Vinci Fraud: Why the Truth Is Stranger than Fiction
The Reason-Driven Life
The Pre-Nicene New Testament
Jesus Is Dead
The Paperback Apocalypse: How the Christian Church Was Left Behind
Top Secret: The Truth behind Today’s Pop Mysticisms
Inerrant the Wind: The Evangelical Crisis of Biblical Authority
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