HebrewsSheffield Phoenix Press, 2008 - 215 σελίδες This commentary on the Letter to the Hebrews envisages the recipients of the letter as a community that has embraced the Christian message but is beginning to question its adequacy to meet their spiritual needs. They have given up the richness of Jewish ritual and cultic tradition for a way of life that lacks the venerable symbols and institutions they had previously valued. Gordon highlights the arguments and rhetorical strategies the author uses to counter this feeling of 'cultic deficit' as he draws attention to what they actually possess in consequence of their Christian commitment. The Letter to the Hebrews has particular contemporary relevance today because, in warning the community against 'going back', the author implies that Christianity has superseded their ancestral Jewish faith. That may seem a slight on the religion 'superseded', but Gordon points out that Judaism itself, as well as Christianity, represents a significant break with the religion of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Jewish-Christian dialogue would profit from being conducted in that light. For this Second Edition, the author has written an additional Introduction, and the pagination of this edition differs from that of the first. |
Περιεχόμενα
Preface | 7 |
Abbreviations | 9 |
Introduction | 10 |
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Abel Abraham according Acts addressees already altar angels argument author of Hebrews basis biblical blood Canaan chapter Christ Christian faith Christology church clause context contrast covenant cultic cultus Day of Atonement death described Deut discussion earthly ence Epistle exhortation Exod exodus expression F.F. Bruce fulfilment Genesis Gentile God's Gospel Greek heaven heavenly sanctuary high priest high-priestly holy human idea implies interpreted Israel Israelite Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews Judaism letter Levitical Lord Maccabaean ment mention Moses NRSV offering Old Testament order of Melchizedek original parallel participle passage patriarchal perfect possible present priesthood priestly promise Psalm Qumran quotation red heifer reference regarded relation rendering ritual says sense Septuagintal significance Sinai sins Sonship speaking Spirit standard Hebrew statement suffering suggest supersessionism supersessionist tabernacle Targum temple theme theology things tion tradition translated verb verse warning word worship writer