The international conference held in Limerick, Ireland, in May 2005 produced far more than the usual collection of loosely related papers. Rather, this volume from the 17 contributors demarcates and organizes a whole field, serving as an indispensable introduction to intertextuality in general, and as an original examination of the topic in relation to the New Testament epistles.CONTENTSThomas L. Brodie, Dennis R. MacDonald and Stanley E. PorterIntroduction: Tracing the Development of the Epistles: The Potential and the ProblemPART I. ASPECTS OF THEORY, PRACTICE AND RELATED RESEARCHSusanne Gillmayr-BucherIntertextuality: Between Literary Theory and Text AnalysisSteve MoyiseIntertextuality, Historical Criticism and DeconstructionPeter PhillipsBiblical Studies and Intertextuality: Should the Work of Genette and Eco Broaden our Horizons?Erkki KoskenniemiJosephus and Greek PoetsJon PaulienElusive Allusions in the Apocalypse: Two Decades of Research into John's Use of the Old TestamentPART II. FROM THE OT TO THE EPISTLESThomas L. BrodieThe Triple Intertextuality of the Epistles. IntroductionLukas BormannTriple Intertextuality in PhilippiansStanley E. PorterFurther Comments on the Use of the Old Testament in the New TestamentPART III. FROM EPISTLE TO EPISTLEAnnette MerzThe Fictitious Self-Exposition of Paul: How Might Intertextual Theory Suggest a Reformulation of the Hermeneutics of Pseudepigraphy?Hanna Roose2 Thessalonians as Pseudepigraphic Reading Instruction for 1 Thessalonians: Methodological Implications and Exemplary Illustration of an Intertextual ConceptJ. Michael GilchristIntertextuality and the Pseudonymity of 2 ThessaloniansOuti Leppä2 Thessalonians among the Pauline Letters: Tracing the Literary Links between 2 Thessalonians and Other Pauline EpistlesDavid J. ClarkStructural Similarities in 1 and 2 Thessalonians: Comparative Discourse AnatomyIV. FROM EPISTLE TO NARRATIVE (GOSPEL/ACTS)Dennis R. MacDonaldA Categorization of Antetextuality in the Gospels and Acts: A Case For Luke's Imitation of Plato and Xenophon to Depict Paul as a Christian SocratesPaul ElbertPossible Literary Links between Luke-Acts and Pauline Letters Regarding Spirit-LanguageHeikki LeppäReading Galatians with and without the Book of ActsMike SommerA Better Class of Enemy: Opposition and Dependence in the Johannine WritingsThomas L. Brodie, Dennis R. MacDonald, Stanley E. PorterProblems Of Method: Suggested Guidelines