New Article on the Descent of Christ and the Harrowing of Hell in Hebrews

Marcar, Katie. “Passover, Liberation, and the Defeat of Death and the Devil in Hebrews: A Proposal for the Descensus Christi and the Harrowing of Hell in Hebrews 2:14–15.” New Testament Studies 71 (2025): 264–83.

Thanks to Katie Marcar for the notice.

Reading Hebrews 12:4–13 as Proverbial Wisdom

New article:

Ch’ng, Adam. “Transposing Genre: Reading Hebrews 12:4–13 as Proverbial Wisdom.” Themelios 50.3 (2026): 512–26.

 

Abstract:

"By citing Proverbs 3:11–12 (LXX) in Hebrews 12:5–6, the author of Hebrews transposes the wisdom genre of the proverb into his broader exposition (12:4–13). This article integrates and applies the theories of John Frow and Tremper Longman III, and argues that the strong literary connections between the proverb and Hebrews 12:4–13 indicate the incorporation of the wisdom genre. Accordingly, Hebrews 12:4–13 should be read as proverbial wisdom, and its characterisation of human suffering as divine discipline should be understood not as a universal theodicy but as a circumstantial truth."

New Article: The Speaking God

Urga, Abeneazer G. “The Speaking God: Divine Revelation in Hebrews and Its Implications for African Biblical Hermeneutics.” Conspectus 40 (October 2025): 18–30.

Proverbial Wisdom in Hebrews 12

New article:

 

Ch’ng, Adam. “Transposing Genre: Reading Hebrews 12:4–13 as Proverbial Wisdom.” Themelios 50.3 (2025): 512–26.

 

Abstract: 

"By citing Proverbs 3:11–12 (LXX) in Hebrews 12:5–6, the author of Hebrews transposes the wisdom genre of the proverb into his broader exposition (12:4–13). This article integrates and applies the theories of John Frow and Tremper Longman III, andargues that the strong literary connections between the proverb and Hebrews 12:4–13 indicate the incorporation of the wisdom genre. Accordingly, Hebrews 12:4–13 should be read as proverbial wisdom, and its characterisation of human suffering as divine discipline should be understood not as a universal theodicy but as a circumstantial truth."

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."

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.