Full Description
The Letter to the Hebrews is a key text in the New Testament canon. It has recently received a great deal of attention, prompting a resurgence of scholarly works, and a need to re-engage with some of the foundational works of scholarship on the text.
The history of research on Hebrews is presented in this volume of critical readings, edited by Scott D. Mackie. The volume is organized thematically, addressing the following sub-areas: theology, Christology and pneumatology; eschatology; authorship and audience; structure and Greco-Roman influences; the relationship with contemporaneous Judaism, and soteriology. Each section is prefaced by an introduction and summary of the particular theme in Hebrews. At the end of each section is an annotated bibliography to point researchers towards further readings in and engagements with these key themes.
Contents
Abbreviations
Permission Acknowledgments
Introduction - Scott D. Mackie, Independent Scholar
Part One: Theology, Christology, and Pneumatology
Introduction to Part 1
1. Structure and Theology in Hebrews 1:1-14 - John P. Meier, University of Notre Dame, USA
2. The Christology of Hebrews - C.K. Barrett, University of Durham, UK
3. A Celebration of the Enthroned Son: The Catena of Hebrews 1 - Kenneth L. Schenck, Indiana Wesleyan University, USA
4. God in Hebrews: Urging Children to Heavenly Glory - Harold W. Attridge, Yale University, USA
5. Pneuma in Hebrews: Prophet and Interpreter - Martin Emmrich, Reformed Theological Seminary, USA
6. Brotherly Love and the High Priest Christology of Hebrews - Patrick Gray, Rhodes College, USA
7. The Passion: Reconsidering Hebrews 5.7-8 - Christopher Richardson, Covenant Anglican Church, USA
8. 'If Another Priest Arises': Jesus' Resurrection and the High Priestly Christology of Hebrews - David M. Moffitt, University of St. Andrews, UK
Suggestions for Further Reading
Part Two: Eschatology
Introduction to Part 2
9. The Eschatology of the Epistle to the Hebrews - C.K. Barrett, University of Durham, UK
10. Sabbath, Rest, and Eschatology in the New Testament - Andrew T. Lincoln, University of Gloucester, UK
11. Philo and the Epistle to the Hebrews: Ronald Williamson's Study after Thirty Years -- Kenneth L. Schenck, Indiana Wesleyan University, USA
Suggestions for Further Reading
Part Three: The Author and the Addressed Community
Introduction to part 3
12. The Rhetorical Structure of Hebrews - Barnabas Lindars, University of Manchester, UK
13. Hebrews and the Implied Author's Rhetorical Ethos -- Walter Übelacker, University of Lund, Sweden
Suggestions for Further Reading
Part Four: Structure, Greco-Roman Rhetoric, and Hortatory Strategy
Introduction to Part 4
14. Exchanging Favor for Wrath: Apostasy in Hebrews and Patron-Client Relationships -- David A. deSilva, Asbury Theological Seminary, USA
15. Hebrews, Rhetoric, and the Future of Humanity -- Craig R. Koester, Luther Seminary, USA
16. Choosing What Is Advantageous: The Relationship between Epideictic and Deliberative Syncrisis in Hebrews -- Michael W. Martin, Lubbock Christian University, USA and Jason A. Whitlark, Baylor University, USA
Suggestions for Further Reading
Part Five: The Old Testament and the Relationship with Contemporaneous Judaism
Introduction to Part 5
17. The Exegetical Method of the Epistle to the Hebrews -- George B. Caird, University of Oxford, UK
18. Hebrews' Use of the Old Testament: Recent Trends in Research -- George H. Guthrie, Union University, USA
19. A Place for Hebrews? Contexts for a First-Century Sermon - Peter Walker, Trinity School for Ministry, USA
20. The Epistle (Not Necessarily) to the 'Hebrews': A Call to Renunciation of Judaism or Encouragement to Christian Commitment? - Eric F. Mason, Judson University, USA
Suggestions for Further Reading
Part Six: Soteriology
Introduction to Part 6
21. A Broken Covenant and the Curse of Death: A Study of Hebrews 9:15-22 - Scott W. Hahn, Franciscan University of Steubenville, USA
22. God's Purposes and Christ's Saving Work According to Hebrews -- Craig R. Koester, Luther Seminary, USA
23. Ancient Jewish Mystical Motifs in Hebrews' Theology of Access and Entry Exhortations -- Scott D. Mackie, Independent Scholar, USA
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index of References
Index of Authors
