The Place of Paideia in Hebrews' Moral Thought

The Place of Paideia in Hebrews' Moral Thought
Author: Phillip A. Davis Jr.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2018-10-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3161560035

Hebrews 12:1-17 depicts the audience's sufferings as God's discipline. But is this discipline a punishment for sin or positive, formative training? Phillip A. Davis, Jr. examines this question in light of Hebrews' ethics, ancient corporal punishment practices, and the passage's use of Proverbs 3:11-12 -- Bac cover.

Purifying the Consciousness in Hebrews

Purifying the Consciousness in Hebrews
Author: Joshua D. A. Bloor
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2023-02-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 056770811X

Joshua D. A. Bloor argues that the purification of the consciousness of sin, via Jesus' perpetual heavenly blood offering, is a vital motif for understanding Hebrews' sacrificial argumentation, and vice-versa. Jesus' 'objective' earthly achievements are many, yet only his 'subjective' heavenly blood offering purges the heavenly tabernacle and subsequently the consciousness of sin. Bloor views the Levitical cult as having a positive role in Hebrews, with Levitical 'guilt' foreshadowing and informing Hebrews' notion of the 'consciousness of sin'. Levitical sacrifices could purge the consciousness, but only Jesus' heavenly blood can offer complete perpetual purgation. This blood is a qualitative type of purgation which continually speaks in heaven, offering eternal assurance for the recipients regarding their consciousness of sin. Bloor begins with the 'defiled consciousness' and situates the world of Hebrews within cultic defilement, enabling the consciousness of sin and its cosmic implications to be properly understood. From here, the solution to a defiled consciousness is explored by examining Hebrews' cultic argumentation. Bloor highlights the distinctive purposes inherent in both Jesus' earthly and heavenly achievements, with the latter concerned particularly with Yom Kippur imagery and the purgation of the consciousness. Bloor concludes by differentiating between Jesus' session, present heavenly activity and perpetual heavenly blood offering. Throughout this volume, Bloor engages, critiques and advances current discourse concerning the nature and timing of Jesus' offering in Hebrews.

The Letter to the Hebrews

The Letter to the Hebrews
Author: Sigurd Grindheim
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 680
Release: 2023-11-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1467466751

What does the Letter to the Hebrews have to say to Christians today? A compelling exhortation to hold true to the faith in the face of adversity. A sermon rife with iconic imagery and Old Testament allusions. A signal work of theology in the New Testament. Above all, the Letter to the Hebrews proclaims the high priesthood of Jesus Christ. But the book’s textual complexity and long history of interpretation can be overwhelming. In this new Pillar commentary, Sigurd Grindheim illuminates the Letter to the Hebrews, paying careful attention to linguistic features and historical context—all while centering its relevance to modern readers. Grindheim clearly and comprehensively addresses major issues about the text, including authorship, date, canonicity, formal qualities, and major themes. Following his thorough introduction, he explains each line of the text and its significance for believers today. Grindheim’s commentary offers pastors, students, and scholars the clarity and fresh insights they want in their scriptural study.

Biblical Reasoning

Biblical Reasoning
Author: R. B. Jamieson
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2022-07-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493436643

The Gospel Coalition 2022 Book Award Winner (Academic Theology) Southwestern Journal of Theology 2022 Book of the Year Award (Honorable Mention, Hermeneutics/Bible Reference/Biblical Backgrounds) Two experts in exegesis and dogmatics show how Christology and the doctrine of the Trinity are grounded in Scripture and how knowledge of these topics is critical for exegesis. The book outlines key theological principles and rules for the exegesis of Christian Scripture, making it an ideal textbook for hermeneutics and interpretation courses. The authors explore how the triune God revealed in Christ shapes Scripture and its readers and how doctrinal rules intrinsic to Scripture help guide exegesis.

T&T Clark Handbook of Suffering and the Problem of Evil

T&T Clark Handbook of Suffering and the Problem of Evil
Author: Matthias Grebe
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 753
Release: 2023-07-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567682447

The T&T Clark Handbook of Suffering and the Problem of Evil provides an extensive exploration of the theology of theodicy, asking questions such as should all instances of suffering necessarily be understood as evil? Why would an omnipotent and benevolent God allow or perpetrate evil? Is God unable or unwilling to reduce human and non-human suffering on Earth? Does humanity have the capacity to exercise a moral evaluation of God's motives and intentions? Conventional disciplinary boundaries have tended to separate theological approaches to these questions from philosophical ones. This volume aims to overcome these boundaries by including biblical (Part I), historical (Part II), doctrinal (Part III), philosophical (Part IV), and pastoral, interreligious perspectives and alternative intersections (Part V) on theodicy. Authors include thinkers from analytic and continental traditions, multiple Christian denominations and other religions, and both established and younger scholars, providing a full variety of approaches. What unites the essays is an attempt to answer these questions from the perspective of biblical testimony, historical scholarship, modern theological and philosophical thinking about the concept of God, non-Christian religions, science and the arts. The result is a combination of in-depth analysis and breadth of scope, making this a benchmark work for further studies in the theology of suffering and evil.

Review of Biblical Literature, 2021

Review of Biblical Literature, 2021
Author: Alicia J. Batten
Publisher: SBL Press
Total Pages: 564
Release: 2022-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0884145530

The annual Review of Biblical Literature presents a selection of reviews of the most recent books in biblical studies and related fields, including topical monographs, multi-author volumes, reference works, commentaries, and dictionaries. RBL reviews German, French, Italian, and English books and offers reviews in those languages.

Hebrews (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament)

Hebrews (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament)
Author: James W. Thompson
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2008-12-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441205152

Hebrews, the second of eighteen volumes in the Paideia commentary series, brings the insight of a veteran teacher and writer to bear on a New Testament book whose rich imagery and memorable phrases have long shaped Christian discourse. The Paideia series approaches each text in its final, canonical form, proceeding by sense units rather than word-by-word or verse-by-verse. Each sense unit is explored in three sections: (1) introductory matters, (2) tracing the train of thought, (3) key hermeneutical and theological questions. The commentaries shed fresh light on the text while avoiding idiosyncratic readings, attend to theological meaning without presuming a specific theological stance in the reader, and show how the text uses narrative and rhetorical strategies from the ancient educational context to form and shape the reader.

Hebrews and Perfection

Hebrews and Perfection
Author: David Peterson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2005-08-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780521018777

Examines the precise meaning attached to the perfecting of Christ and Christians in the Epistle to the Hebrews.

The Epistle to the Hebrews

The Epistle to the Hebrews
Author: Gareth Lee Cockerill
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 793
Release: 2012-04-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1467423580

This commentary by Gareth Lee Cockerill offers fresh insight into the Epistle to the Hebrews, a well-constructed sermon that encourages its hearers to persevere despite persecution and hardships in light of Christ's unique sufficiency as Savior. Cockerill analyzes the book's rhetorical, chiastic shape and interprets each passage in light of this overarching structure. He also offers a new analysis of the epistle's use of the Old Testament -- continuity and fulfillment rather than continuity and discontinuity -- and shows how this consistent usage is relevant for contemporary biblical interpretation. Written in a clear, engaging, and accessible style, this commentary will benefit pastors, laypeople, students, and scholars alike.