Sawing off the Branches: Theologizing Dangerously Ad Hebraeos

The argument of Hebrews depends in large measure upon certain assumptions about the heavenly world as opposed to the earthly and about the validity of the principles of the sacrificial cult. An examination of Hebrews 10:5–9 and 10:19–20 raises the question as to whether the author has implicitly and...

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Main Author: Wedderburn, Alexander J. M. 1942-2018 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2005
In: The journal of theological studies
Year: 2005, Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 393-414
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Summary:The argument of Hebrews depends in large measure upon certain assumptions about the heavenly world as opposed to the earthly and about the validity of the principles of the sacrificial cult. An examination of Hebrews 10:5–9 and 10:19–20 raises the question as to whether the author has implicitly and inadvertently undermined those assumptions. That in turn raises the further hermeneutical question as to whether theological reasoning is inherently self-subverting.
ISSN:1477-4607
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jts/fli103