A new perspective on Hebrews : rethinking the parting of the ways /

Going against the tide of much recent scholarship on Hebrews, Kenneth Schenck argues that the letter was addressed to a primarily Gentile audience, to console them and strengthen their faith in the wake of the destruction of the Temple. The implications--that Christians, Jews and Gentiles alike, val...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schenck, Kenneth, 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books / Fortress Academic, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2019]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Hebrews in the context of Christian Judaism
  • The ethnicity of the audience of Hebrews
  • Early Christians and the Temple
  • Hebrews and the Temple
  • Hebrews and Christology
  • Hebrews and God's covenant with Israel
  • Conclusion.