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A cloud of witnesses : the theology of Hebrews in its ancient contexts / edited by Richard Bauckham [and others.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: London, England ; New York, New York : T and T Clark, (c)2008.Description: xiv, 238 pages : online resource; xiii, 238 pages : 23 cmContent type:
  • text
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  • computer
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ISBN:
  • 9780567147752
  • 9780567033888
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  • BS2775 .C568 2008
  • BS2775
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Contents:
Nathan MacDonald -- Hidden stories in Hebrews: cosmology and theology Jon Laansma -- The structure of Hebrews: a word of exhortation in light of the Day of Atonement Paul David Landgraf -- The eschatological world already subjected to the Son: the "Oikoumene" of Hebrews 1.6 and the Son's enthronement Ardel B. Caneday -- Christos as Pistos: the faith(fulness) of Jesus in the Epistle to the Hebrews Todd D. Still -- The passion: reconsidering Hebrews 5.7-8 Christopher Richardson -- 'If another priest arises': Jesus' resurrection and the high priestly Christology of Hebrews David M. Moffitt -- Pioneer and perfecter: Joshua traditions and the Christology of Hebrews Bryan J. Whitfield -- 'But we see Jesus': the relationship between the Son of Man in Hebrews 2.6 and 2.9 and the implications for English translations Craig L. Blomberg -- Hebrews 7-10 and the transformation of the law Barry C. Joslin -- The new covenant and Christian identity in Hebrews Peter Grabe -- Melchizidek without speculation: Hebrews 7.1-25 and Genesis 14.17-24 Gareth Lee Cockerill -- 'The true tent which the Lord has pitched': Balaam's oracles in Second Temple Judaism and in Hebrews Philip A.F. Church -- Pistis and 'Emunah': the nature of faith in the Epistle to the Hebrews Dennis R. Lindsay -- The anti-imperial rhetoric of Hebrews 1.3: "Charakter" as a 'double-edged sword' / Steven Muir -- Hebrews 5.7, Jesus' prayer on the Mount of Olives and Jewish Christianity: hearing early Christian voices in canonical and apocryphal texts Claire Clivaz -- The universal and eternal validity of Jesus' priestly sacrifice: the Epistle to the Hebrews in support of Origen's theory of apokatastasis Ilaria L.E. Ramelli.
Subject: The book of Hebrews has often been the Cinderella of the New Testament, overlooked and marginalized; and yet it is one of the most interesting and theologically significant books in the New Testament. A Cloud of Witness examines the theology of the book in the light of its ancient historical context. There are chapters devoted to the structure of Hebrews, the person of Jesus Christ, Hebrews within the context of Second Temple Judaism and the Greco-Roman empire and the role of Hebrews in early Christian thought.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction Nathan MacDonald -- Hidden stories in Hebrews: cosmology and theology Jon Laansma -- The structure of Hebrews: a word of exhortation in light of the Day of Atonement Paul David Landgraf -- The eschatological world already subjected to the Son: the "Oikoumene" of Hebrews 1.6 and the Son's enthronement Ardel B. Caneday -- Christos as Pistos: the faith(fulness) of Jesus in the Epistle to the Hebrews Todd D. Still -- The passion: reconsidering Hebrews 5.7-8 Christopher Richardson -- 'If another priest arises': Jesus' resurrection and the high priestly Christology of Hebrews David M. Moffitt -- Pioneer and perfecter: Joshua traditions and the Christology of Hebrews Bryan J. Whitfield -- 'But we see Jesus': the relationship between the Son of Man in Hebrews 2.6 and 2.9 and the implications for English translations Craig L. Blomberg -- Hebrews 7-10 and the transformation of the law Barry C. Joslin -- The new covenant and Christian identity in Hebrews Peter Grabe -- Melchizidek without speculation: Hebrews 7.1-25 and Genesis 14.17-24 Gareth Lee Cockerill -- 'The true tent which the Lord has pitched': Balaam's oracles in Second Temple Judaism and in Hebrews Philip A.F. Church -- Pistis and 'Emunah': the nature of faith in the Epistle to the Hebrews Dennis R. Lindsay -- The anti-imperial rhetoric of Hebrews 1.3: "Charakter" as a 'double-edged sword' / Steven Muir -- Hebrews 5.7, Jesus' prayer on the Mount of Olives and Jewish Christianity: hearing early Christian voices in canonical and apocryphal texts Claire Clivaz -- The universal and eternal validity of Jesus' priestly sacrifice: the Epistle to the Hebrews in support of Origen's theory of apokatastasis Ilaria L.E. Ramelli.

The book of Hebrews has often been the Cinderella of the New Testament, overlooked and marginalized; and yet it is one of the most interesting and theologically significant books in the New Testament. A Cloud of Witness examines the theology of the book in the light of its ancient historical context. There are chapters devoted to the structure of Hebrews, the person of Jesus Christ, Hebrews within the context of Second Temple Judaism and the Greco-Roman empire and the role of Hebrews in early Christian thought.

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