textual tradition. Tull Willey, quoting Richard Hays, argues that allusion is not merely done for artistic reasons. Rather, allusive references point an audience to prior texts, and suggest to readers that the present text can best be understood in the light of the prior text. Tull Willey states that though a new text is usually intelligible even if the allusion goes unnoted, recognized allusions enrich the author-reader communication. Allusions recall for audiences what they already know, making