Please help me here; I'm suffering from a momentary memory lapse

[ISalzman]

There is a technical term for when a New Testament author merges two Old Testament quotes into one. For the life of me, I can't remember it now. Grateful if someone could remind me. A penny for your thoughts. Thanks.

Irving

[Lee]

Composite quotes?

[Joan Korte]

There is a technical term for when a New Testament author merges two Old Testament quotes into one. For the life of me, I can't remember it now. Grateful if someone could remind me. A penny for your thoughts. Thanks.

Irving

Hi Irving,
Lee is right. I found this helpful: http://studylight.org/dic/hbd/view.cgi?number=T4699 I'm glad you asked the question; I learned something. :)

[ISalzman]

No, that's not the term. But thanks for trying, Lee.

Irving

[ISalzman]

Hi Irving,
Lee is right. I found this helpful: http://studylight.org/dic/hbd/view.cgi?number=T4699 I'm glad you asked the question; I learned something. :)

Hey Joan,

While the website to which you refer may use the designation "Composite Quote," that is not the term I was looking for. There is another scholarly term that has historically been used to describe this procedure of merging two OT quotes into one. But thanks for your post.

Irving

[Soxfan23]

Is it a catena?

[ISalzman]

No, that's not it, but thanks for trying, Soxfan.

[bobvenem]

How about "conflation?"

[ISalzman]

Thank you, Bob; that's it!