Scarcely any book of the New Testament (with the possible
exception of Revelation) is so perplexing as the Letter to the
Hebrews." Not really a letter, but a sermon with some features of a
letter added to it, not really by its putative author, Paul, but by
an anonymous Christian who wrote some of the most elegant Greek in
the Bible, not really addressed to the "Hebrews," but to
Christians, probably in Rome 'this is the work that Alan Mitchell
explains in this commentary.
Many scholars have written fine commentaries on Hebrews, and
Mitchell stands on their shoulders, noting where he proposes
alternate interpretations. Mitchell pays particular attention to
the reliance of the author of Hebrews on the Greek Old Testament
(the Septuagint). He also compares the language of Hebrews with
similar usage and ideas of first-century Hellenistic Jewish
authors, notably Flavius Josephus and Philo of Alexandria.
Furthermore, he situates Hebrews against the background of the
tradition of Hellenistic Moral Philosophy, where that is
appropriate. Mitchell thus locates Hebrews in its proper
thought-world, something that is essential for the modern reader in
dealing with some of the thornier questions raised by this biblical
book. Chief among these are the role of sacrificial atonement, the
question of "second repentance," and the spiritual and moral
formation of the Roman Christians who were its recipients.
Like al the volumes in the Sacra Pagina series, this work
examines the text in detail, with careful attention to the words
and phrasing, and then brings those individual insights together
into a coherent summary. The bibliography and special lists
appended to each chapter cover the best of recent scholarship on
the Letter to the Hebrews.
"Alan C. Mitchell, PhD, is associate professor of New Testament
Studies and Christian Origins at Georgetown University and is
director of the Annual Georgetown University Institute on Sacred
Scripture. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature,
the Catholic Biblical Association, and the Society for the Study of
the New Testament.""
General
Imprint: |
Liturgical Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Sacra Pagina, 13 |
Release date: |
November 2009 |
First published: |
October 2009 |
Authors: |
Alan C. Mitchell
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
364 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8146-5981-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8146-5981-0 |
Barcode: |
9780814659816 |
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