Ratzinger and the "inner logic" of the New Testament

I never grow weary of reminding my students of the importance of studying the Old Testament.

Here's a couple of lines from one of the most important pieces I ever read on biblical interpretation to that effect. It was originally delivered in 1989 by Joseph Ratzinger, the future "Benedict XVI".

"A constitutive element of the [New Testament] is the awareness of being in unity with the entire