Several corpora of ancient literature have significant interchange with canonical (Biblical) material. When researching some portion of the Bible it can be important to know if the passage under study has had any influence or relationship with ancient literature. Logos resources contain an amazing amount of references to material like this. The Ancient Literature Guide Section is a curated and classified index of ancient material relevant to Bible passages with the goal of bridging the gap between canonical material and other ancient literature.
“How did the Jewish tradition understand the verse? What about the Apostolic Fathers? Was it discussed or cited in the Dead Sea Scrolls? Cognate Literature? What about the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha? Philo?” (source)
“corpora of ancient literature have significant interchange with canonical (biblical) material” (source)
“Knowing the reason for the reference is perhaps as important as the reference itself.” (source)
“‘Can it be known if it is never read? Can it exist if it is never searched?’” (source)
“likely intended to invoke memory of the scripture.” (source)