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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Epistle to the Hebrews"”.
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Critical studies in the Epistle to the Hebrews
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University
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Cosmic Eschatology in the Epistle to the Hebrews
Scholars differ on what the Epistle of Hebrews expects to happen to the material world at the eschaton. A popular view is that Hebrews combines Jewish apocalyptic eschatology with Platonic cosmology and thus depicts the eschatological annihilation of the material world. I counter that Platonic …
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A Portrait of Christ the Hero in the Epistle to the Hebrews
<p>The Epistle to the Hebrews has been noted as one of the most intricate documents of the New Testament. The author artistically employs a multiplicity of well-known images and ideas which resonate with his audience while simultaneously exemplifying Christ as the paragon of these images. The …
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A Promise Remains: A Study of Promise in the Epistle to the Hebrews
Despite receiving little direct attention, the theme of promise often features in scholars’ discussions of the central themes of the Epistle to the Hebrews, with some even asserting that promise is the foundational motif of the entire work. However, the way in which the author of Hebrews portrays …
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The Hermeneutics of Eschatological Fulfillment in Christ: Biblical-Theological Exegesis in the Epistle to the Hebrews
This dissertation addresses the use of the OT in Hebrews using an author-oriented and biblical-theological approach. The thesis advanced is that the author of Hebrews cites and alludes to the OT in a manner that is warranted by the meanings of the texts in their original contexts, but also develops …
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Discourse for Preaching: The Homiletical Significance of Selected Greek Conjunctions in the Epistle to the Hebrews
… conjunctions serve as authorial instruction to discern the discourse structure of the Epistle to the Hebrews to guide expositors to establish a homiletical structure for preaching. This is demonstrated through the analysis of seven conjunctions in the epistle to the Hebrews (οὖν, ὅθεν, γάρ, …
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Creation and Christ. An Exploration of the Topic of Creation in the Epistle to the Hebrews
This work is a revised version of my PhD thesis, completed at St. Patrick’s College, the Pontifical University, Maynooth between 2013 and 2018, under the supervision of Rev. Dr. Jeremy Corley. It was inspired by a course undertaken at the same university, taught by Rev. Anthony O’Leary CP, in which …
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Haima in Hebrews
<p>Problem. The focus of the dissertation is the significance of the term αἷμα (“blood”) in the Epistle to the Hebrews and how the author of Hebrews uses the term to formulate the argument and message of the Epistle. The dissertation traces the scholarly blood debate involving blood as life or …
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"Clothes Make the (One Like a Son of) Man": Dress Imagery in Revelation 1 as an Indicator of High Priestly Status
<p><em>Problem</em> . The Epistle to the Hebrews is the only document in the New Testament that explicitly describes Jesus as a high priest. The purpose of this dissertation is to ascertain whether or not the book of Revelation, in particular, in John's description of the "one like a son of man" in …
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The royal priest: Psalm 110 in biblical-theological perspective
ABSTRACT THE ROYAL PRIEST: PSALM 110 IN BIBLICAL- THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE Matthew Habib Emadi, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Chair: Dr. James M. Hamilton, Jr. This dissertation develops the biblical-theological rationale for the union of kingship and priesthood in Psalm 110 …
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Covenant and Identity Formation in the Second Century
This study examines the use of the covenant concept in second-century texts that address three primary social and rhetorical contexts for early Christian identity formation: Judaism, Greco-Roman culture, and heterodoxy. It argues that leading Christian writers consistently developed and applied a …
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The sacrificial Christology of Hebrews : a Jewish Christian contribution to the modern debate about the Person of Christ
The Epistle to the Hebrews has been characterised as being a late and strongly Hellenistic text, which displays a high incarnational Christology very similar to, if not as fully developed as, that expressed in the Fourth Gospel. These scholarly assumptions have resulted in Hebrews remaining …
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Toward A Priestly Christology: A Hermeneutical Study Of Christ's Priesthood
<p>Problem</p> <p>There is a disagreement between three theological models (sacramental, functional, and ontological) of interpretation about Christ’s priesthood. One clear aspect of this disagreement is the existence of different views on the relationship between sacrifice and heavenly mediation …