Keeping His Appointment: Creation and Enthronement in Hebrews
A close examination of Hebrews presents several points at which its Christology appears to conflict with itself. The epistle gives evidence both for Christ's Sonship emerging at the time of his exaltation (1.5) and for Jesus being Son in his earthly existence (5.8). Similarly, Hebrews both affi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1997
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 1997, Volume: 19, Issue: 66, Pages: 91-117 |
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| Summary: | A close examination of Hebrews presents several points at which its Christology appears to conflict with itself. The epistle gives evidence both for Christ's Sonship emerging at the time of his exaltation (1.5) and for Jesus being Son in his earthly existence (5.8). Similarly, Hebrews both affirms that Christ 'founded' the heavens and earth (1.10-12) and that God in distinction from Jesus was the one through whom they came to be (2.10). The article seeks to reconcile both areas of difficulty by reference to the eternal purpose and logos of God which stands behind the epistle's Christology. Christ was always destined to be Son and is thus appropriately so called at all points of his existence, even as a kind of 'heir apparent' in his earthly life. Similarly, the complete continuity between God's wisdom for creation and Christ's obedient will makes possible the identification of the two, as Hebrews' allusion to wisdom in 1.3 and its use of 'word' motifs (e.g. 4.12-13) support. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X9701906606 |