The Rhetorical Composition and Function of Hebrews 11
Author: Michael R. Cosby
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780865543201
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The Epistle to the Hebrews
Author: Gareth Lee Cockerill
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 2012-04-12
Total Pages: 793
ISBN-13: 0802824927
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis commentary by Gareth Lee Cockerill offers fresh insight into the Epistle to the Hebrews, a well-constructed sermon that encourages its hearers to persevere despite persecution and hardships in light of Christ's unique sufficiency as Savior. Cockerill analyzes the book's rhetorical, chiastic shape and interprets each passage in light of this overarching structure. He also offers a new analysis of the epistle's use of the Old Testament -- continuity and fulfillment rather than continuity and discontinuity -- and shows how this consistent usage is relevant for contemporary biblical interpretation. Written in a clear, engaging, and accessible style, this commentary will benefit pastors, laypeople, students, and scholars alike.
An Ethic of Hospitality
Author: Emily Jeptepkeny Choge
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2020-07-30
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 1532699360
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn our increasingly xenophobic world, countries are turning away refugees and immigrants. Based on the situation in Kenya, this book offers a countercultural ethic of hospitality and welcome to the stranger, an ethic fraught with dangers and yet filled with great opportunities for transforming our world. Drawing on the scriptural pilgrim motif and specifically on the book of Hebrews, this study paints a picture of refugees not only as needy strangers to be herded into camps, but as brothers and sisters who bring with them treasures and talents that can enrich our understanding of our Christian identity and mission as pilgrims in the world. The hospitality practice seen in Hebrews offers hope and promise not only for refugees themselves but also for the pilgrim church. Like the ancient heroes of faith portrayed in Hebrews, we too live as pilgrims and aliens who await with hope the city whose architect and founder is God. Refugees in fact teach us how to live our pilgrim identity: they become teachers not only for the church in Kenya but also for the body of Christ worldwide.
The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
Author: Patrick Gray
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2021-05-13
Total Pages: 453
ISBN-13: 1108423582
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Companion introduces the New Testament in its historical context, as well as critical approaches, for a non-specialist audience. It provides an up-to-date 'snapshot' of scholarship, with essays by leading scholars who presume no prior knowledge on the reader's part yet go into greater detail than a typical introductory textbook.
A Discourse Analysis of the Letter to the Hebrews
Author: Cynthia Long Westfall
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2006-06-15
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 0567472191
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study attempts to analyse the text of Hebrews with a method of discourse analysis primarily based on a form of systemic functional linguistics developed for Hellenistic Greek, but it is also informed by other linguistic studies. It begins with a general survey of the literature that is either influential or representative of approaches to the structure of Hebrews. The survey is followed by an introduction to the terminology and definitions of discourse analysis, as well as the theory behind the methodology, and describes a procedure for analysing text. Hebrews is treated as having three sections. The first section of Hebrews (1:1-4:16) demonstrates the organization of the units, the topic of the units, the prominent text, and the relationship of the first section with the rest of the discourse. The second section of Hebrews (4:11-10:25) is described in two parts (4:11-7:28 and 8:1-10:25) because of its length. There is an overlap between the first and second sections in 4:11-16 and between the second and third sections in 10:19-25. Both of these passages have a concluding function for the preceding co-text and a staging function for the following co-text, so that they look backwards and forwards. The third and final section in 10:19-13:25 contains the climax or discourse peak. The study is concluded with a description of the coherence of the discourse and a presentation of a mental representation of the text. JSNTS and Studies in New Testament Greek subseries
Myths, Martyrs, and Modernity
Author: Jitse Dijkstra
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2010-01-11
Total Pages: 762
ISBN-13: 9004193650
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume in honour of Jan N. Bremmer consists of a variety of contributions offering a broad spectrum of original ideas and innovative approaches in the history of religions both past and present, thus reflecting the nature of the scholarship of Bremmer himself.
The Letter to the Hebrews in Social-Scientific Perspective
Author: David A. deSilva
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2012-06-20
Total Pages: 205
ISBN-13: 1606088556
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA lot of mystery surrounds the book of Hebrews, especially regarding its authorship, date, and audience. But by asking the right kind of questions, one can move beyond the impasses typical of historical investigation. In this volume, David deSilva explores Hebrews through a social-scientific lens, asking one of the most important questions when interpreting letters and sermons: What was going on in the community to occasion such a response? DeSilva looks for clues concerning the anonymous author, his education level, the influence of the Greek environment, and his perception of his own authority. In addition, by forming a social profile of the audience that includes location, ethnicity, and class status, deSilva brings to light the author's aims of helping protect Christian converts from persecution and social shame. This book not only helps the sermon "to the Hebrews" take on flesh and blood for contemporary readers; it also expands the readers' tools for asking fresh questions and exploring new dimensions in biblical texts.
Hebrews
Author: Alan C. Mitchell
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9780814658154
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScarcely any book of the New Testament (with the possible exception of Revelation) is so perplexing as the Letter to the Hebrews, but an anonymous Christian wrote some of the most elegant Greek in the Bible. This is the work that Alan Mitchell explains in this commentary.
Rhetoric and Scripture
Author: Thomas H. Olbricht
Publisher: SBL Press
Published: 2021-03-31
Total Pages: 524
ISBN-13: 088414478X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers a unique overview of the development of rhetorical criticism both in North America and internationally through the work of pioneering New Testament scholar Thomas H. Olbricht. Lauri Thurén has gathered nineteen of Olbricht's essays as a guidebook to rhetorical criticism for students, clergy, and scholars. The range of essays from throughout Olbricht's career illuminate the history of rhetorical criticism and reflect the different motivations of ancient and contemporary rhetorical approaches. Essays focus on the history of biblical rhetorical analysis, the rhetorical analysis of biblical texts, the characteristics of rhetorical analysis, and types of biblical rhetorical criticism. A foreword by Thurén and a memorial essay by Carl R. Holladay contextualize Olbricht's work. Anyone interested in the rhetorical study of the New Testament will find this volume inspiring and informative.
Joshua Typology in the New Testament
Author: Richard Ounsworth
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9783161519321
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRevision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oxford, 2010.
