Thompson, James W. 1942-

Strangers on the Earth : philosophy and rhetoric in Hebrews / [print] James W. Thompson. - Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, (c)2020. - vii, 191 pages ; 23 cm



Introduction: The strange new world of Hebrews ; The hermeneutics of the Epistle to Hebrews ; The new is better: a neglected aspect of the hermeneutics of Hebrews ; The appropriate, the necessary, and the impossible: faith and reason in Hebrews ; Argument and persuasion in the Epistle to the Hebrews ; What does middle Platonism have to do with Hebrews? -- Ephapax: the one and the many in Hebrews -- "Strangers on the earth": philosophical perspective on the promise in Hebrews ; The Epistle to the Hebrews in the works of Clement of Alexandra ; The Epistle to the Hebrews and the Pauline legacy ; Insider ethics for outsiders: ethics for aliens in Hebrews ; The ecclesiology of Hebrews.



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Bible.--Hebrews--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Hellenistic culture and society.


Hellenism.

BS2775.52.T473.S773 2020