Hebrews : a commentary / Luke Timothy Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Luke Timothy.

Series:

New Testament library

The New Testament library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Hebrews--Commentaries.

Bible.

Bible. Hebrews.

Genre:

Commentaries.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 402 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, [2006]

Summary:

The New Testament Library offers authoritative commentary on every book and major aspect of the New Testament, as well as classic volumes of scholarship. The commentaries in this series provide fresh translations based on the best available ancient manuscripts, critical portrayals of the historical world in which the books were created, careful attention to their literary design, and a theologically perceptive exposition of the text. The editorial board consists of C. Clifton Black and John T. Carroll. This volume of the New Testament Library offers a thorough and careful commentary on the complicated book of Hebrews, showing its meaning within the context of ancient culture and the theological development of the early church. Written by one of the leading New Testament scholars of the present generation, this commentary offers remarkable insights into the Hellenistic, Roman, and Jewish contexts of the book of Hebrews.

Contents:

Hebrews in the Christian Tradition 3

Hebrews as a First-Century Composition 8

Language 8

Literary Form 9

Symbolic World 15

Argument 31

The Circumstances of Composition 32

Rhetorical Situation 33

Date 38

The Theological Challenge of Hebrews 44

Living God, Living Word 45

Mature Teaching of the Christ 48

The Path of Discipleship 56

1:1-4 Prologue 63

1:5-14 Scripture Proves That the Son Is Greater Than the Angels 74

Excursus 1 Why the Angels? 82

2:1-9 We Cannot Neglect So Great a Salvation 84

2:10-18 The Son and His Brothers 93

3:1-6 The Son Is Greater Than Moses 104

3:7-19 Warning against Faithlessness 111

Excursus 2 The Wilderness as Paradigm 119

4:1-13 The Sabbath Rest of God 122

4:14-5:10 Jesus the Great High Priest 137

Excursus 3 Suffering and the Obedience of Faith 149

5:11-6:12 Exhortation to Progress and Perseverance 152

6:13-20 God Secures the Promise with an Oath 167

7:1-10 Abraham and Melchizedek 173

Excursus 4 The Mysterious Melchizedek 181

7:11-19 The Change of Priesthood 183

7:20-28 The Son Is an Eternal High Priest 190

8:1-6 The Son Is Mediator of a New Covenant 196

8:7-13 The Promise of a New Covenant 203

Excursus 5 Old and New Covenants 210

9:1-10 The Worship of the Old Covenant 215

Excursus 6 Sanctuaries Material and Ideal 227

9:11-28 Christ's Worship in Heaven 232

10:1-18 The Efficacy of Christ's Priestly Act 246

10:19-31 Exhortation to Enter and Not Fall Away 254

10:32-39 Memory of the Past as Encouragement for the Future 267

11:1-7 The Faith of the Ancients 274

11:8-22 The Faith of the Patriarchs 286

11:23-31 The Faith of Moses and the Israelites 297

11:32-40 The Faith of Many Witnesses 304

Excursus 7 In Praise of Israel's Heroes 310

12:1-17 Exhortation to Join the Pilgrimage of Faith 312

12:18-29 Approaching the Living God 326

13:1-17 Exhortation to Faithful Living in Community 336

13:18-25 Final Prayers and Greeting 351.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [xvii]-xxviii) and indexes.

ISBN:

0664221181

OCLC:

62738718

Publisher Number:

9780664221188