Hebrews-James
Author | : Edgar V. McKnight |
Publisher | : Smyth & Helwys Pub |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 1573120855 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781573120852 |
Rating | : 4/5 (852 Downloads) |
Download or read book Hebrews-James written by Edgar V. McKnight and published by Smyth & Helwys Pub. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his commentary on the Letter to the Hebrews, New Testament scholar Edgar McKnight explores the two aspects of Hebrews as covenant--the appeal to the perfection and finality of Jesus Christ and the exhortation to faithfulness based on that appeal. He also highlights the interpretative strategies of the author--strategies that are often strange to modern readers. By bringing the ancient text into the world of present readers and to take readers back to the world of Hebrews, we are able to frame the author's treatment of the problems of our spiritual ancestors from the perspective of our modern world and problems presented in our pilgrimage. In his accompanying commentary on the Letter of James, New Testament scholar Christopher Church presents the letter as something of a biblical and historical fossil, a surviving representative of a once-flourishing Jewish Christianity. The Letter of James exposes a form of early Christianity distinct from the Pauline line that later predominated.