New Article on the Tabernacle in Hebrews

Greene, Judson D. “Reading the Tabernacle in Hebrews 9:6–10.” Novum Testamentum 67 (2025): 58–78.

Abstract:

"While some argue the tabernacle in Hebrews 9:6–10 represents limited access to God, this article argues the tabernacle represents both the old covenant’s limitations and the new covenant’s privileges. The holy place and tamid represent the old covenant era and its sacrifices, while the holy of holies and Yom Kippur represent the new covenant and Jesus’ sacrifice. Further, Hebrews 9:8 alludes to Leviticus 16:17, which stipulates that the priests cannot perform tamid while the high priest performs Yom Kippur. Analogously, while Jesus ministers as the new covenant high priest, the old covenant sacrifices cannot be performed. In this way, the biblical author can illustrate the superiority of Jesus’s sacrifice and the end of the old covenant’s sacrifices by capitalizing on the logic of the old covenant’s sacrificial system."

Eschatology and the Use of Psalms in Hebrews

Just published:

Seth Whitaker. Eschatology and the Use of Psalms in Hebrews: Songs for the Last Days. Bloomsbury T&T Clark.

Description

Seth Whitaker argues that the Psalm texts function as the structural and theological backbone of Hebrews from start to finish, and that few scholars have examined the use of Psalms outside of quotations or connected the author of Hebrews' use of Psalms with his broader eschatological outlook. Whitaker suggests that the author's eschatology is his dominating exegetical assumption, allowing numerous psalms to be read with multiple meanings.

Whitaker further suggests that Psalms, for the author of Hebrews, not only provide messianic material for his exegetical commentary, but also speak to a deeper interpretive tradition that is detectable through scriptural allusions, shared motifs, and narrative structures. Whitaker examines three passages of Hebrews, 1:5–13, 12:18–28 and 13:15, which correspond to three perceived gaps in scholarship: the relationship between quoted texts, the author's cultural encyclopedia, and the function of scriptural allusions. By focusing on Psalms and the eschatological nature of the author of Hebrews' exegesis, Whitaker concludes that readers will be better suited to situate Hebrews in relation to other Second Temple and early Jewish interpretive traditions.

A New Dissertation on the Warning Passage in Hebrews 5:11–6:8

A new dissertation:

Carruthers, Ross J. “The Warning Passage in Hebrews 5:11–6:8: A Paradigm Shift in Interpretation and Its Ramifications.” PhD diss., Australian University of Theology, 2025.

New Articles and Dissertation Added

Thanks to the bibliography provided by Abeneazer Urga, I am able to add several new articles and a dissertation to my pages:

Coetsee, Albert J. “Deuteronomy’s Concept of Life in Hebrews.” HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies 75.3 (September 19, 2019): art. #5374.

Coetsee, Albert J. “A More Comprehensive Comprehension and Appropriate Application: An Answer to Dwindling Faith Commitment from the Book of Hebrews.” In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi 55.2 (2021) art. #2704.

Coetsee, Albert. “The Unfolding of God’s Revelation in Hebrews 1:1-2a.” HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies 72.3 (July 2016): art. #3221.

Myers, Travis L. “Jésus prōtotokos dans l’Épître aux Hébreux et le phénomène africain du grand-frère: analyse d’une illustration potentielle.” Journal du Christianisme Mondial 5.1 (2019): 50–63.

Myers, Travis L. “Jesus as Prototokos in Hebrews and the African Phenomenon of Eldest Brother: An Analysis of a Potential Illustration.” Journal of Global Christianity 5.1 (2019): 50–63.

Nyende, Peter. “Law and Gospel in Hebrews: SomeParadigms for Christianity in Africa.” AICMAR Bulletin 3 (2004): 28–39.

Nyende, Peter Thomas Naliaka. “Jesus, the Greatest Ancestor: A Typology-Based Theological Interpretation of Hebrews’ Christology in Africa.” PhD diss., University of Edinburgh, 2006. 

Steyn, Gert J. “The Importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls for the Study of the Explicit Quotations in Ad Hebraeos.” HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies 72.4 (November 18, 2016): art. #3410.