most noteworthy about this text is that Paul uses the same text from Isaiah in Romans 11:34 where he clearly refers to God. That suggests some ambiguity in delineating strictly between Jesus and God.73 Thus, this passage is an example of the way theocentrism and christocentrism are interwoven among many Old Testament quotes.74 In addition to direct quotes or allusions, Walter Elwell pointed out that Paul can speak of Christ in other ways that are the same way the Old Testament speaks of God. Among
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