A cloud of witnesses : the theology of Hebrews in its ancient contexts /
edited by Richard Bauckham [and others.
- London, England ; New York, New York : T and T Clark, (c)2008.
- xiv, 238 pages : online resource. xiii, 238 pages : 23 cm.
- Library of New Testament studies ; 387 T & T Clark library of biblical studies .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction Hidden stories in Hebrews: cosmology and theology The structure of Hebrews: a word of exhortation in light of the Day of Atonement The eschatological world already subjected to the Son: the "Oikoumene" of Hebrews 1.6 and the Son's enthronement Christos as Pistos: the faith(fulness) of Jesus in the Epistle to the Hebrews The passion: reconsidering Hebrews 5.7-8 'If another priest arises': Jesus' resurrection and the high priestly Christology of Hebrews Pioneer and perfecter: Joshua traditions and the Christology of Hebrews 'But we see Jesus': the relationship between the Son of Man in Hebrews 2.6 and 2.9 and the implications for English translations Hebrews 7-10 and the transformation of the law The new covenant and Christian identity in Hebrews Melchizidek without speculation: Hebrews 7.1-25 and Genesis 14.17-24 'The true tent which the Lord has pitched': Balaam's oracles in Second Temple Judaism and in Hebrews Pistis and 'Emunah': the nature of faith in the Epistle to the Hebrews 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 The universal and eternal validity of Jesus' priestly sacrifice: the Epistle to the Hebrews in support of Origen's theory of apokatastasis Nathan MacDonald -- Jon Laansma -- Paul David Landgraf -- Ardel B. Caneday -- Todd D. Still -- Christopher Richardson -- David M. Moffitt -- Bryan J. Whitfield -- Craig L. Blomberg -- Barry C. Joslin -- Peter Grabe -- Gareth Lee Cockerill -- Philip A.F. Church -- Dennis R. Lindsay -- Claire Clivaz -- 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.