‘I Will Complete a New Covenant’ (Heb 8.8): Christology and New Creation in Hebrews
The use of συντɛλέω to speak of God's ‘completion’ of the new covenant (Heb 8.8) has generated various explanations. Yet none of them factor in an important clue in Hebrews, namely, the rest discourse. By establishing literary and theological connections between Heb 3.7-4.13 and 8.8-12, this st...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2023
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New Testament studies
Year: 2023, Volume: 69, Issue: 2, Pages: 230-234 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Hebräerbrief 3,7-4,13
/ Bible. Hebräerbrief 8,8-13
/ Christology
/ Fulfilment
/ New creation
/ Sabbath
/ Rest
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Hebrews
B completion B Christology B sabbath rest B New Creation B New Covenant |
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| Summary: | The use of συντɛλέω to speak of God's ‘completion’ of the new covenant (Heb 8.8) has generated various explanations. Yet none of them factor in an important clue in Hebrews, namely, the rest discourse. By establishing literary and theological connections between Heb 3.7-4.13 and 8.8-12, this study argues that the promise of the completion of the new covenant evokes the completion of creation and its ensuing sabbath rest. Such an evocation brings to surface a logic of Christology and new creation embedded in Hebrews. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688522000261 |