Thematic correspondence describes a relationship between texts or traditions based on recurring topics, ideas, or patterns of thought rather than direct quotation or shared language. The connection does not require direct influence or borrowing and instead highlights how similar themes can emerge independently or through shared cultural frameworks. Thematic correspondence is often used to compare literature across periods, genres, or communities while respecting their distinct forms and settings, and to determine relationships between texts of different languages.
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- Sloan, Paul, Mark 13 and the Return of the Shepherd: The Narrative Logic of Zechariah in Mark
- DiFransico, Lesley, Identifying Inner-Biblical Allusion through Metaphor: Washing Away Sin in Psalm 51
- Fekkes, Jan, "Isaiah and the Book of Revelation: John the Prophet as a Fourth Isaiah?" in McGinnis, Claire Mathews, and Patricia K. Tull (eds.) "As Those Who Are Taught": The Interpretation of Isaiah from the LXX to the SBL
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