Simply stated, intertextuality is the manner in which the various books of the Bible interact. In other words, authors in Scripture often allude to, cite, echo, comment on, and even at times “revise” or “accommodate” other scriptural texts.3 When studying a passage in the Bible that references another passage, we are given a window into an author’s understanding of the other scriptural texts, especially when metaphors are used. But the reader cannot be left out of the equation when it comes to understanding