according to the Greek Septuagint, his use of it is similar to that of the authors of contemporary Jewish writings or other intertestamental literature.10 Even his introductory clauses or phrases, when he cites the Old Testament explicitly, are consonant with Jewish practice, even if they are closer to those of Qumran writings than to the Mishnaic.11 Paul does not quote Scripture as one would in the twentieth century, but his mode is close to that of contemporary Jewish writers. He may accommodate