By providing a detailed exegetical examination of the references to Jesus' faith in Hebrews, Christopher A. Richardson demonstrates that this epistle makes a profound contribution to our understanding of the early church's christology. Rather than engaging with the pistis Christou debates in Paul, the author reveals that Jesus' own faith in God in terms of theology is most clearly articulated in Hebrews. He argues that the author of Hebrews has integrated Jesus' example of faith throughout the epistle, with Heb. 12.2 being the climactic illustration of his faith; consequently, the reader is compelled to compare Jesus' perfect example of steadfast confidence with the ancestors of faith in Hebrews 11. It is evident that these have been recapitulated in order to amplify the person and work of Christ, and thus to present the former exemplars as true yet imperfect anticipations of the one who perfectly embodied and expressed the virtue of faith.

Born 1973; 2009 PhD, University of Aberdeen; currently the Assistant Rector at Christ Our King Anglican Church in New Braunfels, Texas.

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Born 1973; 2009 PhD, University of Aberdeen; currently the Assistant Rector at Christ Our King Anglican Church in New Braunfels, Texas.



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By providing a detailed exegetical examination of the references to Jesus' faith in Hebrews, Christopher A. Richardson demonstrates that this epistle makes a profound contribution to our understanding of the early church's christology. Rather than engaging with the pistis Christou debates in Paul, the author reveals that Jesus' own faith in God in terms of theology is most clearly articulated in Hebrews. He argues that the author of Hebrews has integrated Jesus' example of faith throughout the epistle, with Heb. 12.2 being the climactic illustration of his faith; consequently, the reader is compelled to compare Jesus' perfect example of steadfast confidence with the ancestors of faith in Hebrews 11. It is evident that these have been recapitulated in order to amplify the person and work of Christ, and thus to present the former exemplars as true yet imperfect anticipations of the one who perfectly embodied and expressed the virtue of faith.



Zusammenfassung
Christopher A. Richardson untersucht die Textstellen zu Glauben und Zuversicht im Hebräerbrief und zeigt daran, welche Bedeutung dieser Brief für unser Verständnis der Christologie der frühen Kirche hat. Anstatt sich mit den pistis Christou-Debatten im Paulusbrief zu befassen, macht der Autor deutlich, dass Jesus eigener Glaube an Gott theologisch am deutlichsten im Hebräerbrief artikuliert wird. Dieser Glaube ist als Vorbild im gesamten Brief eingearbeitet, wobei Heb. 12,2 den Höhepunkt darstellt. Der Leser soll also dieses perfekte Beispiel an unerschütterlicher Zuversicht mit den Vorfahren in Heb. 11 vergleichen. Es wird deutlich, dass zunächst an diese erinnert wird, um den Wert der Person und der Taten Jesu zu verstärken, indem sie als wahre, aber unvollendete Vorahnungen dessen dargestellt werden, der die Tugend des Glaubens perfekt verkörpert und ausdrückt.
Titel
Pioneer and Perfecter of Faith
Untertitel
Jesus' Faith as the Climax of Israel's History in the Epistle to the Hebrews
EAN
9783161524288
ISBN
978-3-16-152428-8
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
2.17 MB
Anzahl Seiten
291
Jahr
2012
Untertitel
Englisch