Intertextuality and biblical studies

The article presents a brief review on how the term “intertextuality” developed in modern literary studies. As originally formulated by Julia Kristeva in the 1960s, “intertextuality” in its full theoretical version expressed the belief that all texts are composed of words that have already been said. Intertextuality in biblical studies is not a “banal” study of sources, unfaithful to Kristeva’s original intent. Te intertextual approach in biblical studies rehabilitates many methods of traditional religious exegesis