The Old Testament in the Gospel Passion Narratives

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 to a study of the gospel passages in which an Old Testament text is brought into relationship with Jesus’ passion.