I agree, it seems that what Jesus and the apostles did was very much the common anad accepted style of 2nd temple period interpretation. All interpreters saw themselves and their times as being the culmination of the old writings. Jesus and the apostles happened to be correct. We see their use as loose and inaccurate but this is wrong. They were doing exactly what would be expected in that time period and tradition. Our modern attempts to harmonize are very imaginative if nothing else.

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Bruce
PCUSA
Ocean City NJ