Reading the Epistle to the Hebrews: A Resource for Students

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-90-04-21168-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 66, 356 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

Reihe: SBL - Resources for Biblical Study

This volume, designed for classroom use, reflects contemporary trends in the study of an important and complex biblical text. Essays address major interpretive issues and emphasize the importance of interpreting Hebrews in light of its ancient Jewish, Christian, and Greco-Roman contexts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Neuwirth, Angelika (Freie Universitt Ber

Mason, Eric F.

Sinai, Nicolai (Berlin-Brandenburgische

McCruden, Kevin B.

Marx, Michael (Berlin-Brandenburgische A

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Kult, Riten, Feiertage, Zeremonien, Gebete
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Heilige & Traditionelle Texte, Mythologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Eric F. Mason
Hebrews among Greeks and Romans
Patrick Gray
What Has Middle Platonism to Do with Hebrews?
James W. Thompson
Cosmology, Messianism, and Melchizedek: Apocalyptic Jewish Traditions and Hebrews
Eric F. Mason
The Interpretation of Scripture in the Epistle to the Hebrews
David M. Moffitt
Hebrews, Rhetoric, and the Future of Humanity
Craig R. Koester
Hebrews, Homiletics, and Liturgical Scripture Interpretation
Gabriella Gelardini
Jesus the Broker in Hebrews: Insights from the Social Sciences
Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J.
Hebrews as the Re-presentation of a Story: A Narrative Approach to Hebrews
Kenneth Schenck
The Theology of the Epistle to the Hebrews
Frank J. Matera
The Concept of Perfection in the Epistle to the Hebrews
Kevin B. McCruden
The Jesus of Hebrews and the Christ of Chalcedon
Rowan A. Greer
“A Sacrifice of Praise”: Does Hebrews Promote Supersessionism?
Alan C. Mitchell
Hebrews in the Worship Life of the Church: A Historical Survey
Mark A. Torgerson
Epilogue
Harold W. Attridge

Über Autor(innen)

Eric F. Mason is Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and chair of the Department of Biblical and Theological Studies at Judson University. He is the author of ‘You Are a Priest Forever’: Second Temple Jewish Messianism and the Priestly Christology of the Epistle to the Hebrews (Brill).
Kevin B. McCruden is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Gonzaga University. He is the author of Solidarity Perfected: Beneficent Christology in the Epistle to the Hebrews (De Gruyter).