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Literary dependence
A reference page linking a name, group, or concept to the materials that discuss it.
A relationship explaining a text’s composition through another text.
Text
Dependence becomes probable when verbal or structural correspondence is poorly explained by coincidence or a general theme. Existence and direction remain different questions. [1]
The earliest manuscript alone cannot establish which text used the other. Dating, context and adaptation evidence must be weighed, including a possible common source. The diagram distinguishes claims without assigning a verdict to any text.
References and notes
- Cooper Smith, “Inner-Biblical Allusion and the Direction of Dependence”, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 22, article 6 (issue 2022; online 2023) Introduction and conclusion, pp. 25–26: relationship before direction; criteria are neither equally strong nor universally applicable. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Literary dependence», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/literary-dependence