Solidarity perfected beneficent christology in the Epistle to the Hebrews /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCruden, Kevin B.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : W. de Gruyter, c2008.
Series:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche ; Bd. 159
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The lexical and theological terms of the debate
  • Perfection as glorification
  • Perfection as cultic consecration
  • Perfection as moral/ethical development
  • Perfection as vocational/experiential qualification
  • A new proposal : the material application of perfection as definitive attestation
  • The techinical usage of tekeiom in the non-literary papyri
  • Perfection as definitive attestation
  • Perfection as definitive attestation in relation to the christology of Hebrews
  • Beneficent christology : the son's solidarity with the faithful
  • Heracles imagery and the motif of divine beneficence
  • The relevance of Heracles imagery for Hebrews' portrait of Jesus
  • Christ's perfection as the philanthropia of the son attested and displayed
  • Philanthropia as christological key : preliminary remarks
  • Philanthropia as a human virtue
  • Philanthropia as a divine virtue : the testimonies of Asclepius
  • Philo and Philanthropia : a precedent for Hebrews beneficent portrait of Christ
  • Hebrews' relationship to Philo and hellenistic Judaism
  • High priestly christology and divine beneficence
  • A high priesthood of intimate presence
  • Christ's self-commitment to the faithful and the perfection of divine solidarity
  • The social setting and audience of Hebrews
  • The literary character of Hebrews.