In the past decade, there has been much research dealing with the reception of Israel's scriptures in Hebrews. The most significant results are: 1) Hebrews cites only scriptures which were considered to be sacred scriptures in the Judaism of that time. In this much, according to its self-understanding, Hebrews belongs to the era before the "parting of the ways" between Christianity and Judaism. 2) Hebrews cites the scriptures according to the Greek textual tradition. That makes the quotations witnesses for the Septuagint and related textual forms. 3) In his interpretation the author employs Jewish methods and Greek rhetoric. His own origin could have been Gentile as well as Jewish Christian. 4) Hebrews cites the words of the scriptures as the living, spoken word of God, Christ and the Spirit. 5) The author derives all important decisions concerning issues from Christology from the relation to Israel's patriarchs from the words of the scriptures. Therefore the quotations are essential for the line of argument in Hebrews.

Enthalten in:
Theologische Literaturzeitung; 2013/11 Monatsschrift für das gesamte Gebiet der Theologie und Religionswissenschaft (2013)

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Serie / Reihe: Theologische Literaturzeitung

Personen: Karrer, Martin

Schlagwörter: Bibel. Hebräerbrief