far as I am aware: the renewed interest by NT scholars in the OT. Much of this turns on developments internal to NT scholarship. The so-called new perspective on Paul has turned its attention to Paul in his Jewish environment, with attendant fresh interest in the way the OT functions for him and his theological formulations. Several specialist accounts have been given over to describing Paul’s use of the OT, with appreciation of the subtle and artful way in which the Scriptures of Israel work within