Hebrews in contexts / edited by Gabriella Gelardini, Harold W. Attridge. [print]

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction Gabriella Gelardini, Harold W. Attridge -- Part 1. Jewish contexts. Midrash in Hebrews Hebrews as Midrash Daniel Boyarin Jewish and Christian theology from the Hebrew Bible : the concept of rest and temple in the Targumim, Hebrews, and the Old Testament Daniel E. Kim Moses as priest and apostle in Hebrews 3:1-6 John Lierman Hebrews and Second Temple Jewish traditions on the origins of Angels Eric F. Mason -- Part 2. Greco-Roman and empire-critical contexts. "You have become dull of hearing" : Hebrews 5:11 and the rhetoric of religious entrepreneurs Fritz Graf Starting sacrifice in the beyond : Flavian innovations in the concept of priesthood and their reflections in the treatist "To the Hebrews" Jorg Rupke "For here we have no lasting city" (Heb 13:14a) : Flavian iconography, Roman imperial sacrificial iconography, and the Epistle to the Hebrews Harry O. Maier The God of Peace and his victorious king : Hebrews 13:20-21 in its Roman imperial context Jason A. Whitlark.

Part 3. Spatial contexts. Critical spatiality and the Book of Hebrews Jon L. Berquist The body of Jesus outside the eternal city : mapping ritual space in the Epistle to the Hebrews Ellen Bradshaw Aitken Charting "outside the camp" with Edward W. Soja : critical spatiality and Hebrews 13 Gabriella Gelardini An archaeology of Hebrews' Tabernacle imagery Kenneth Schenck Serving in the Tabernacle in Heaven : sacred space, Jesus's high-priestly sacrifice, and Hebrews' analogical theology David M. Moffitt -- Part 4. Reception-historical and hermeneutical contexts. Jesus the incarnate high priest : intracanonical readings of Hebrews and John Harold W. Attridge "In many and various ways" : theological interpretation of Hebrews in the modern period Craig R. Koester Stumbling block or stepping stone? : on the reception history of Hebrews 8:13 Jesper Svartvik Ritual and religion, sacrifice and supersession : a utopian reading of Hebrews Pamela Eisenbaum Hebrews and the discourse of Judeophobia Ekkehard W. Stegemann, Wolfgang Stegemann.

Charting "Outside the Camp" with Edward W. Soja: Critical Spatiality and Hebrews 13An Archaeology of Hebrews' Tabernacle Imagery; Serving in the Tabernacle in Heaven: Sacred Space, Jesus's High-Priestly Sacrifice, and Hebrews'Analogical Theology; Part 4 Reception-Historical and Hermeneutical Contexts; Jesus the Incarnate High Priest: Intracanonical Readings of Hebrews and John; "In Many and Various Ways": Theological Interpretation of Hebrews in the Modern Period; Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone? On the Reception History of Hebrews 8:13. Ritual and Religion, Sacrifice and Supersession: A Utopian Reading of HebrewsHebrews and the Discourse of Judeophobia; Index of Modern Authors; Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Sources.

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Gabriella Gelardini is Associate Professor of New Testament (Privatdozentin) at the Theological Faculty of the University of Basel. Apart from numerous lexicon articles, essays, and short entries on Hebrews, her publications on the Epistle include, "Verhärtet eure Herzen nicht": Der Hebräer, eine Synagogenhomilie zu Tischa be-Aw (Brill, 2007) and the edited volume Hebrews: Contemporary Methods--New Insights (Brill, 2005; SBL, 2008). Harold W. Attridge is the Sterling Professor of Divinity at Yale University Divinity School. He is the author of a commentary on Hebrews (Hermeneia, 1989) and numerous essays on the Epistle.