Hebrews: Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible
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The book of Hebrews is a fascinating extended sermon which has nurtured and challenged the church for centuries. It stands in tension with our sensibilities but provides guidance for the church's life and for individual Christians. In this theological commentary, D. Stephen Long explores this captivating book. He finds Hebrews extremely relevant for today since it integrates doctrine, ethics, and politics while helping faithful Christians find their ways through troubled times. It invites us into a robust world beyond the assumptions of today's scientific worldviews. Hebrews also helps us understand how to read Scripture after the triumph of Jesus Christ. Long's expert theological guidance helps us understand Hebrews and hear its message for our contemporary world.
The volumes in Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible from Westminster John Knox Press offer a fresh and invigorating approach to all the books of the Bible. Building on a wide range of sources from biblical studies, the history of theology, the church's liturgical and musical traditions, contemporary culture, and the Christian tradition, noted scholars focus less on traditional historical and literary angles in favor of a theologically focused commentary that considers the contemporary relevance of the texts. This series is an invaluable resource for those who want to probe beyond the backgrounds and words of biblical texts to their deep theological and ethical meanings for the church today.
ISBN
9780664232511
Publication Date
2011
Publisher
Westminster John Knox Press
City
Louisville, KY
Disciplines
Religion
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Contents
Publisher's Note
Series Introduction by William C. Placher and Amy Plantinga Pauw
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: Why Hebrews? Why Now?
COMMENTARY
1:1-2:18 God Speaks
Further Reflections: Holding Fast, Revising, or Rejecting Conciliar Confessions
Further Reflections: Attentiveness
Further Reflections: Source(s) and Canon(s)
3:1-6:20 Christ: Faithful and Merciful High Priest
Further Reflections: Explicit Faith, Pagano-Papalism, and Infant Baptism
Further Reflections: "Judaizing"
Further Reflections: Protestant Gnosticism and Modernity
Further Reflections: Perfeetion and Deification
Further Reflections: Enchanted Spaces and the Death of God
7:1-10:39 Priesthood and Sanctuaries
Further Reflections: Blood Sacrifices, Innocent Death?
Further Reflections: Temple Theology
Further Reflections:Turning Bodies into Stones
11 :1-12:13 Finding Yourself among the Saved:
Faith and Endurance
Further Reflections: Faith, Reason, and "That God Is"
Further Reflections: Apocalyptic
12:14-13:25 Concluding Paraklesis and Theophanie Vision
Pursue Peace and Holiness
Further Reflections: The Politics ef the Priest-King
Further Reflections: The God Who Speaks
Conclusion
For Further Reading
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Subjects