Hebrews and the Temple : attitudes to the Temple in Second Temple Judaism and in Hebrews / by Philip Church.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Church, Philip, 1948- author.

Series:

Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; v. 171.

Supplements to Novum Testamentum, 0167-9732 ; volume 171

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ.

Bible. Hebrews--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)--In the Bible.

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem).

Bible. Hebrews.

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem) in the Bible.

Jesus Christ--Priesthood--Biblical teaching.

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

Judaism.

History.

Judaism--Post-exilic period (Judaism).

Priesthood--Biblical teaching.

Priesthood.

Biblical teaching.

Priesthood of Jesus Christ.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 615 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

Summary:

"In Hebrews and the Temple Philip Church argues that the silence of Hebrews concerning the Temple does not mean that the author is not interested in the Temple. He writes to encourage his readers to abandon their preoccupation with it and to follow Jesus to their eschatological goal. Following extensive discussions of attitudes to the Temple in the literature of Second Temple Judaism, Church turns to Hebrews and argues that the Temple is presented there as a symbolic foreshadowing of the eschatological dwelling of God with his people. Now that the eschatological moment has arrived with the exaltation of Christ to the right hand of God, preoccupation with the Temple and its rituals must cease"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Part 1. Attitudes to the Temple in the literature of Second Temple Judaism. Temple affirmed : Temple symbolism in texts reflecting a positive attitude to the Temple

Temple rejected : Temple symbolism in the Dead Sea scrolls

Temple contested : Temple symbolism in texts reflecting dissatisfaction with the Temple

Temple destroyed : Temple symbolism in texts responding to the fall of the Temple

Part 2. Temple symbolism in Hebrews. The eschatological orientation of Hebrews

The eschatological goal of the people of God : Temple symbolism in Hebrews 3:1-4:11; 11:1-13:16

Jesus the High Priest of the heavenly Temple : Temple symbolism in Hebrews 4:14-10:25

Conclusion.

Notes:

Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Otago, 2012 under title: Wilderness Tabernacle and eschatological Temple : a study in Temple symbolism in Hebrews in the light of attitudes to the Temple in the literature of middle Judaism.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-513) and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Church, Philip Arthur Frederick, 1948- Hebrews and the Temple.

ISBN:

9789004339507

9004339507

OCLC:

962553011