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An exploration of the Christology of the Epistle to the Hebrews, emphasising the complementary nature of the key images of 'pioneer' and 'priest'.
The interest that the Epistle to the Hebrews arouses today is testimony to its enduring message, with its focus on what Jesus Christ did and continues to do for his people. McKelvey provides new insight on Hebrews by demonstrating that two of its chief images, pioneer and priest, function not just independently, but in tandem. Christ is not pioneer without also being priest, and his priesthood is only properly understood in terms of the pioneer figure. This double analogy conveys the meaning of the Christian faith, because only one who is both pioneer and priest can provide the church with the help it needs. Pioneer and Priest will appeal to those who want to know more about Hebrews as well as those who believe that the emerging church must follow Christ 'outside the camp'.
The interest that the Epistle to the Hebrews arouses today is testimony to its enduring message, with its focus on what Jesus Christ did and continues to do for his people. McKelvey provides new insight on Hebrews by demonstrating that two of its chief images, pioneer and priest, function not just independently, but in tandem. Christ is not pioneer without also being priest, and his priesthood is only properly understood in terms of the pioneer figure. This double analogy conveys the meaning of the Christian faith, because only one who is both pioneer and priest can provide the church with the help it needs. Pioneer and Priest will appeal to those who want to know more about Hebrews as well as those who believe that the emerging church must follow Christ 'outside the camp'.
Price: $36.95
Pages: 274
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Lutterworth Press
Publication Date:
28 September 2017
Trim Size: 9.02 X 6.02 in
ISBN: 9780718895068
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, Christianity, Theology
This book makes an original and insightful contribution to scholarly discussion on the Christology of the Epistle to the Hebrews, and is essential reading for all scholars of the epistle. It is an invaluable resource for theology students with its clear, measured, and stimulating analysis of the major issues of the epistle, and also for hard-pressed, modern-day Christians with its meticulously researched insights into the author of Hebrews' pastoral strategies.
— J.C. McCullough, Professor Emeritus, Union Theological College, Belfast
This clear and careful exploration of the dual Christology of Hebrews may itself prove, as McKelvey describes the epistle, 'a pastoral response' to the needs of Christians in crisis
— Paul Ellingworth, former translation consultant with the United Bible Societies
In this highly accessible study, Hebrews is read as a response to the needs of a community in crisis. ... Written with a sense of urgency and with contemporary Christian communities in mind, this book makes a substantial contribution to the recent resurgence of interest in Hebrews and is in itself pioneering in several ways.
— George J. Brooke, Rylands Professor, University of Manchester
McKelvey communicates this with a clarity and readability that are rare indeed among scholars of Hebrews, and in doing so shows himself to be a preacher that the author of Hebrews would have been proud to call a brother and co-worker.
— Richard Ounsworth
— J.C. McCullough, Professor Emeritus, Union Theological College, Belfast
This clear and careful exploration of the dual Christology of Hebrews may itself prove, as McKelvey describes the epistle, 'a pastoral response' to the needs of Christians in crisis
— Paul Ellingworth, former translation consultant with the United Bible Societies
In this highly accessible study, Hebrews is read as a response to the needs of a community in crisis. ... Written with a sense of urgency and with contemporary Christian communities in mind, this book makes a substantial contribution to the recent resurgence of interest in Hebrews and is in itself pioneering in several ways.
— George J. Brooke, Rylands Professor, University of Manchester
McKelvey communicates this with a clarity and readability that are rare indeed among scholars of Hebrews, and in doing so shows himself to be a preacher that the author of Hebrews would have been proud to call a brother and co-worker.
— Richard Ounsworth
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Why Hebrews?
Summary
2 Hebrews Today
Summary
3 Pioneer and Priest in Hebrews
The Pioneer of Their Salvation
Made Perfect through Suffering (2:10)
A Merciful and Faithful High Priest
Summary
4 To the Heavenly Sanctuary
The Promise of Entering God's Rest (4:1)
Entering the Rest (4:11)
Apart from Us they should Not be Made Perfect (11:40)
Summary
5 A Priest like Melchizedek
When another Priest arises resembling Melchizedek (7:15)
A High Priest forever according to the Order of Melchizedek (6:20)
Summary
6 The True Sanctuary
The Sanctuary in Heaven (8:2)
A Sanctuary not Made with Hands (9:11)
Summary
v
7 The Greater and More Perfect Tent
Through the Greater and More Perfect Tent (9:11)
It was Necessary for the Sketches of the Heavenly Things to be Purified (9:23)
He entered into Heaven itself (eis auton ton ouranon) (9:24)
Summary
8 He Lives to Make Intercession
He Always Lives to Make Intercession for Them (7:25)
Now to Appear in the Presence of God on our Behalf
We have a Great Priest over the House of God (epi ton oikon tou theou) (10:21)
New Covenant - Greater Tent
Summary
9 Confidence to Enter the Sanctuary
Let us Approach the throne of Grace with Boldness (4:16)
Pioneer and Perfecter of Faith (12:2)
Summary
10 You Have Come to Mount Zion
You have come to Mount Zion (12:22)
Jesus the Mediator of a New Covenant (12:24)
Summary
11 Outside the Camp
Summary
12 Conclusion
Appendix A
Words, Contexts, and Meanings
Summary
Appendix B
Pioneer in the Hebrew Bible and Extrabiblical Sources
Jewish Mysticism
Philo
Classical Sources
Gnostic Sources
Summary
vi
Table of Contents
Appendix C
High Priest in the Hebrew Bible and Extrabiblical Sources
The High Priest and the Day of Atonement
The Eschatological Priest
Angelic Priests
High Priest and Day of Atonement: A Necessary Medium of Communication
Summary
Appendix D
A Sanctuary Not Made with Hands
Summary
Bibliography
Ancient Document Index
Index of Authors
Subject Index
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Why Hebrews?
Summary
2 Hebrews Today
Summary
3 Pioneer and Priest in Hebrews
The Pioneer of Their Salvation
Made Perfect through Suffering (2:10)
A Merciful and Faithful High Priest
Summary
4 To the Heavenly Sanctuary
The Promise of Entering God's Rest (4:1)
Entering the Rest (4:11)
Apart from Us they should Not be Made Perfect (11:40)
Summary
5 A Priest like Melchizedek
When another Priest arises resembling Melchizedek (7:15)
A High Priest forever according to the Order of Melchizedek (6:20)
Summary
6 The True Sanctuary
The Sanctuary in Heaven (8:2)
A Sanctuary not Made with Hands (9:11)
Summary
v
7 The Greater and More Perfect Tent
Through the Greater and More Perfect Tent (9:11)
It was Necessary for the Sketches of the Heavenly Things to be Purified (9:23)
He entered into Heaven itself (eis auton ton ouranon) (9:24)
Summary
8 He Lives to Make Intercession
He Always Lives to Make Intercession for Them (7:25)
Now to Appear in the Presence of God on our Behalf
We have a Great Priest over the House of God (epi ton oikon tou theou) (10:21)
New Covenant - Greater Tent
Summary
9 Confidence to Enter the Sanctuary
Let us Approach the throne of Grace with Boldness (4:16)
Pioneer and Perfecter of Faith (12:2)
Summary
10 You Have Come to Mount Zion
You have come to Mount Zion (12:22)
Jesus the Mediator of a New Covenant (12:24)
Summary
11 Outside the Camp
Summary
12 Conclusion
Appendix A
Words, Contexts, and Meanings
Summary
Appendix B
Pioneer in the Hebrew Bible and Extrabiblical Sources
Jewish Mysticism
Philo
Classical Sources
Gnostic Sources
Summary
vi
Table of Contents
Appendix C
High Priest in the Hebrew Bible and Extrabiblical Sources
The High Priest and the Day of Atonement
The Eschatological Priest
Angelic Priests
High Priest and Day of Atonement: A Necessary Medium of Communication
Summary
Appendix D
A Sanctuary Not Made with Hands
Summary
Bibliography
Ancient Document Index
Index of Authors
Subject Index