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Although the manner in which the Old Testament is used in the New Testament has been a popular field of inquiry since the earliest Christian centuries, it is especially in recent decades that a strong preoccupation with the subject has been manifest. The approach of this study takes its starting point from a New Testament theme, the passion of Jesus. The major part of this study will be devoted...

The use of these chapters of Zechariah presents a striking contrast to the situation with respect to the Suffering Servant. Whereas the Servant Songs are referred to mainly through allusions, each of the major verses in Zechariah 9–14 is explicitly quoted. And whereas the use of the Servant conception is confined mainly to sayings of Jesus, the evangelists seem to be more enamored of the Zechariah texts than does Jesus. Luke betrays no interest in the passage, retaining a single allusion found in
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