The purpose of this article is not to be a hermeneutical analysis on how the New Testament uses the Old Testament.11 However, since the issue at hand is a New Testament passage quoting an Old Testament prophecy, it will be dealt with briefly using the 4 principles provided by Fruchtenbaum from Israelology.12 The foundational principle of stable meaning also has relevance in this area. It is maintained that the original writers of the Old
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