Hebrews : a commentary / Luke Timothy Johnson.
Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, 2012Edition: 2012 paperback editionDescription: xxviii, 402 pages ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780664239015
- 0664239013
- BS2775.53 .J64 2012
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Main Collection Books | John Brown University Library | Main | BS2775.53 .J64 2012 | Available | 39524100422454 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages xvii-xxviii) and indexes.
I. Introduction -- A. Hebrews in the Christian tradition -- B. Hebrews as a first-century composition -- Language -- Literary form -- Symbolic world -- Argument -- C. The circumstances of composition -- Rhetorical situation -- Date -- Author -- D. The theological challenge of Hebrews -- Living God, living Word -- Mature teaching of the Christ -- The path of discipleship -- II. Commentary -- Prologue 1:1-4 -- Scripture proves that the Son is greater than the angels 1:5-14 -- Excursus 1: Why the angels? -- We cannot neglect so great a salvation 2:1-9 -- The Son and his brothers 2:10-18 -- The Son is greater than Moses 3:1-6 -- Warning against faithlessness 3:7-19 -- Excursus 2: The wilderness as paradigm -- The Sabbath rest of God 4:1-13 -- Jesus the great High Priest 4:14-5:10 -- Excursus 3: Suffering and the obedience of faith -- Exhortation to progress and perseverance 5:11-6-12 -- God secures the promise with an oath 6:13-20 -- Abraham and Melchizedek 7:1-10 -- Excursus 4: The mysterious Melchizedek -- The change of priesthood 7:11-19 -- The Son is an eternal High Priest 7:20-28 -- The Son is mediator of a New Covenant 8:1-6 -- The promise of a New Covenant 8:7-13 -- Excursus 5: Old and New Covenants -- The worship of the Old Covenant 9:1-10 -- Excursus 6: Sanctuaries material and ideal -- Christ's worship in heaven 9:11-28 -- The efficacy of Christ's priestly act 10:1-18 -- Exhortation to enter and not fall away 10:19-31 -- Memory of the past as encouragement for the future 10:32-39 -- The faith of the ancients 11:1-7 -- The faith of the patriarchs 11:8-22 -- The faith of Moses and the Israelites 11:23-31 -- The faith of many witnesses 11:32-40 -- Excursus 7: In praise of Israel's heroes -- Exhortation to join the pilgrimage of faith 12:1-17 -- Approaching the living God 12:18-29 -- Exhortation to faithful living in community 13:1-17 -- Final prayer and greeting 13:18-25.