Proleptic priests : priesthood in the Epistle to the Hebrews / John M. Scholer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scholer, John M., author.

Series:

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 49.

Library of New Testament studies.

Library of New Testament studies

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 49

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Priesthood--Biblical teaching.

Priesthood.

Bible. Hebrews--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield : JSOT Press, [1991]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In no other New Testament writing does the interest in the cult and its practice figure more prominently than in the Epistle to the Hebrews. Whereas scholarly research has preoccupied itself with the high priesthood of Christ, comparatively little consideration has previously been given to the implied priesthood of the readers. Scholer begins with an examination of the role and function of the priesthood found in the Old Testament, Pseudepigrapha, Qumran, rabbinic, Philo and mystery traditions. His second goal is to discover why the readers of Hebrews may be described as priests, and how the h

Contents:

CONTENTS; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1; THE PRIESTHOOD IN THE EXTRA-NEW TESTAMENT LITERATURE; Chapter 2; THE HIGH PRIEST CHRISTOLOGY IN HEBREWS; Chapter 3; IIPOXEPXEI0AI AND HEBREWS; Chapter 4; (EIZEPXEI0AI) AND HEBREWS; Chapter 5; TEAEIOYN AND HEBREWS; CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 15, 2014).

ISBN:

9786613200310

9781283200318

1283200317

9780567524386

0567524388

OCLC:

741691772