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Inventing Hebrews

Design and Purpose in Ancient Rhetoric

By: Michael Wade Martin,Jason A. Whitlark

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Inventing Hebrews

Design and Purpose in Ancient Rhetoric

By: Michael Wade Martin,Jason A. Whitlark

Inventing Hebrews uncovers a template of arrangement ubiquitous in antiquity as the key to the conundrum of Hebrews' structure and purpose.

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Inventing Hebrews

Design and Purpose in Ancient Rhetoric

By: Michael Wade Martin,Jason A. Whitlark

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Design and Purpose in Ancient Rhetoric

By: Michael Wade Martin,Jason A. Whitlark

Inventing Hebrews examines a perennial topic in the study of the Letter to the Hebrews, its structure and purpose. Michael Wade Martin and Jason A. Whitlark undertake at thorough synthesis of the ancient theory of invention and arrangement, providing a new account of Hebrews' design. The key to the speech's outline, the authors argue, is in its use of 'disjointed' arrangement, a template ubiquitous in antiquity but little discussed in modern biblical studies. This method of arrangement accounts for the long-observed pattern of alternating epideictic and deliberative units in Hebrews as blocks of narratio and argumentatiorespectively. Thus the 'letter' may be seen as a conventional speech arranged according to the expectations of ancient rhetoric (exordium, narratio, argumentatio, peroratio), with epideictic comparisons of old and new covenant representatives (narratio) repeatedly enlisted in amplification of what may be viewed as the central argument of the speech (argumentatio), the recurring deliberative summons for perseverance. Resolving a long-standing conundrum, this volume offers a hermeneutical tool necessary for interpreting Hebrews, as well as countless other speeches from Greco-Roman antiquity.

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1108665845

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Enabling Fidelity to God

Perseverance in Hebrews in Light of the Reciprocity Systems of the Ancient Mediterranean World

By: Jason A. Whitlark

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Enabling Fidelity to God

Perseverance in Hebrews in Light of the Reciprocity Systems of the Ancient Mediterranean World

By: Jason A. Whitlark

The primary focus of this book is to demonstrate how Hebrews represents, in view of its historical and religious context, human fidelity to God. Thus, the basic thesis is twofold. First, with regard to the divine-human relationship in the ancient Mediterranean world, the belief in the reciprocity rationale was one primary dynamic for establishing fidelity to a relationship and has been applied by some scholars, such as David deSilva, to Hebrews as the way to understand its strategy for creating perseverance. A major problem with the application of this dynamic is that a common optimistic anthropological assumption is associated with the various reciprocity systems in the ancient world, both Jewish and pagan. This assumption is required if reciprocity is to be effective for establishing ongoing fidelity. Second, there was, however, a middle Judaic stream that can be traced from the period of the exile which held to a pessimistic anthropology. This anthropological assumption crippled the perceived success of reciprocity to secure fidelity. Thus, the solution to God's people's inability to remain faithful was an act of God that transformed the human condition and enabled faithfulness to the relationship. The argument of this book is that Hebrews, with its emphasis upon the inauguration of the new covenant by Jesus' high priestly ministry, belongs to this latter stream of thought in understanding how fidelity is secured between God and his people. Hebrews, thus, implicitly rejects the rationale of reciprocity for fidelity. The implications of this offers a fresh perspective on the soteriology of Hebrews.

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1606084771

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Resisting Empire

Rethinking the Purpose of the Letter to "the Hebrews"

By: Jason A. Whitlark

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Resisting Empire

Rethinking the Purpose of the Letter to "the Hebrews"

By: Jason A. Whitlark

This book offers a fresh reading about the purpose for which Hebrews was written. In this book Whitlark argues that Hebrews engages both the negative pressures (persecution) and positive attractions (honor/prosperity) of its audience's Roman imperial context. Consequently, the audience of Hebrews appears to be in danger of defecting to the pagan imperial context. Due to the imperial nature of these pressures, Hebrews obliquely critiques the imperial script according to the rhetorical expectations in the first-century Mediterranean world-namely, through the use of figured speech. This critique is the primary focus of Whitlark's project. Whitlark examines Hebrews's figured response to the imperial hopes boasted by Rome along with Rome's claim to eternal rule, to the power of life and death, and to be led by the true, victorious ruler. Whitlark also makes a case for discerning Hebrews's response to the challenges of Flavian triumph. Whitlark concludes his study by suggesting that Hebrews functions much like Revelation, that is, to resist the draw of the Christians' Roman imperial context. This is done, in part, by providing a covert opposition to Roman imperial discourse. He also offers evaluation of relapse theories for Hebrews, of Hebrews's place among early Christian martyrdom, and of the nature of the resistance that Hebrews promotes.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567008266

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Paul and the Resurrection of Israel

Jews, Former Gentiles, Israelites

By: Jason A. Staples

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Paul and the Resurrection of Israel

Jews, Former Gentiles, Israelites

By: Jason A. Staples

A 'big' book with a bold new idea: Paul's gospel with its inclusion of the Gentiles directly relates to the salvation of Israel promised in the Hebrew Bible. Providing a better understanding of the 'parting of the ways' between Christianity and Judaism, the book boldly transforms understandings of Christian origins.

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100937673X

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The Making of Evangelical Spirituality

By: Jason Cherry

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The Making of Evangelical Spirituality

By: Jason Cherry

How did it come to be that evangelicals expect individualized, extrabiblical revelation from God? What has happened culturally, historically, and theologically to make this the ubiquitous assumption of evangelical spirituality? The Making of Evangelical Spirituality is a compound of history and theology applied to the subject of evangelical spirituality--specifically, the phenomenon of evangelicals thinking "God spoke to me" in a still, quiet voice. The story is complex, multifaceted, and urgently in need of telling. Few Christians know the history of the spiritual expectations heaped upon them. Few know the individuals who gave shape to evangelical spirituality, spiritual chieftains who were often guided by uniquely ephemeral, social, and cultural forces. There is no towering figure like Martin Luther that stands as the lone front man for the esoterica of evangelical spirituality. Instead, it's the osmosis of many fascinating people struggling through life in the storm of worldly and cultural momentum. This book is the story of those hermits, monks, reformers, heretics, politicians, outcasts, and preachers who gave shape. Failure to tell the story now risks it becoming just another part of historical compost, threatening to make evangelicals forever ignorant of what they are tossing into the garden of their soul.

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166675384X

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Literature and the Peripheral City

By: Jason Finch,Markku Salmela

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Literature and the Peripheral City

By: Jason Finch,Markku Salmela

Cities have always been defined by their centrality. But literature demonstrates that their diverse peripheries define them, too: from suburbs to slums, rubbish dumps to nightclubs and entire failed cities. The contributors to this collection explore literary urban peripheries through readings of literature from four continents and numerous cities.

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Resisting Empire

Rethinking the Purpose of the Letter to "the Hebrews"

By: Jason A. Whitlark

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Rethinking the Purpose of the Letter to "the Hebrews"

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Enabling Fidelity to God

Perseverance in Hebrews in Light of the Reciprocity Systems of the Ancient Mediterranean World

By: Jason A. Whitlark

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Perseverance in Hebrews in Light of the Reciprocity Systems of the Ancient Mediterranean World

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Inventing Hebrews

Inventing Hebrews

Inventing Hebrews

Inventing Hebrews

Enabling Fidelity to God

Enabling Fidelity to God

Resisting Empire

Resisting Empire

Paul and the Resurrection of Israel

Paul and the Resurrection of Israel

The Making of Evangelical Spirituality

The Making of Evangelical Spirituality

Literature and the Peripheral City

Literature and the Peripheral City

Resisting Empire

Resisting Empire

Enabling Fidelity to God

Enabling Fidelity to God

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