Terms like direction of influence and direction of dependence seem clear enough when stated casually even if they do not say the right things. Influence may be real but does not leave behind the kind of evidence that can be quantified in a meaningful way.29 Dependence rightly speaks to the mechanics of cited elements recycled in a citing context. Yet scriptural exegesis embodies a measure of freedom to advance revelation. The convenience of the term dependence to speak of the mechanics of citation