The Concept Of Intertextuality

64 readers and brings perlocutionary effects through what is said in the biblical text. The triune communicative action continues through the subsequent work of the Spirit in the church over time and space. Similarly, Seitz also maintains a Trinitarian understanding of divine discourse. He says, “As the Son and the Father are one, so, too, is the witness to them from the Old and New Testaments, which witness is perceived by eyes of faith through the work of the Holy Spirit.”101
Intertextuality
One of the burgeoning areas in biblical interpretation is the notion of intertextuality. The concept of intertextuality, however, is still controversial among scholars because of its diverse claims and emphases.102 In this study we will consider intertextuality because it is concerned with a shared meaning of biblical texts that makes communication available between them. In this way, intertextuality offers a surplus of theologically meaningful possibilities between the texts. There are two principle loci where some sort of conversation is operative: literary associations and the broader complex of theological

Seitz, Figured Out: Typology and Providence in Christian Scripture (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2001), 3-10.
102The term intertextuality generally refers to the interconnections between the texts. However, there are many differing opinions regarding the ways in which the intertextual relations between texts are made possible. For discussion on intertextual theories, see Patricia K. Tull, “Intertextuality and the Hebrew Scriptures,” CR:BS 8 (2000): 59-90; H. F. Plett, “Intertextualities,” in Intertextuality (ed. H. F. Plett; Berlin: W. de Gruyter, 1991), 3-