The Epistle to the Hebrews: Its Background of Thought (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series) [Hardcover]

L. D. Hurst (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 1990 | Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (Book 65)

This work is a comprehensive treatment of one of the most intriguing questions of modern New Testament study: what kind of person could have produced the mysterious document known today as the Epistle to the Hebrews? While other studies of Hebrews have tended to focus either on the question of the identity of the writer and of the letter's recipients, or on individual issues such as the writer's view of priesthood, religious pilgrimage or christology, Dr Hurst provides the first work to explore in a comprehensive way the important question of what specifically identifiable milieus might have produced a document which for many people seems something of an alien presence within the New Testament. The book is organised around the widely differing backgrounds of thought which have to be considered - such as Platonism, the beliefs of the Dead Sea Sect and of the early gnostics (as well as those of St Stephen and St Paul) - and it explores in depth the major theological and philosophical problems faced by first-century Christians.

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Book Description

This work is a comprehensive treatment of one of the most intriguing questions of modern New Testament study: what kind of person could have produced the mysterious document known today as the Epistle to the Hebrews?

Product Details

• Hardcover: 223 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (November 30, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521370973
• ISBN-13: 978-0521370974
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,990,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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