Hebrews Carnival May 2010

It has been a slow month for the book of Hebrews:

Alan Knox offers a meditation on Hebrews 2:9-11.

Ruth Ann Reese gives recommendations on building a NT Library for Hebrews-Revelation. Her recommendations for Hebrews includes commentaries by David deSilva, Craig Koester, and Luke Timothy Johnson.

David Alan Black draws attention to an interview with David Allen about his forthcoming books on Hebrews.

New Books Added

The following books have been added to the electronic books page:

Coccejus, Johannes. Epistolae ad hebraeos Explicatio. 1659.

Majus, Johann H. Epistolae ad Hebraeos paraphrasis. 1700.

Pareus, David. In divinam ad Hebraeos S. Pauli Apostoli epistolam Commentarius. 1613.

Peirce, James. Paraphrasis et Notae Philologicae atque Exegeticae in Epistolam ad Hebraeos. 1747.

Claire Clivaz on P126

The first issue of the new journal Early Christianity is now available in PDF form. Of interest to this blog is the article by Claire Clivaz:

Claire Clivaz. "A New NT Papyrus: P126 (PSI 1497)." Early Christianity 1 (2010): 158-162.

P126 is the newly discovered manuscript containing portions of Hebrews 13.

HT: Peter Head

NT Pod 36 - The Epistle to the Hebrews: First Look

Mark Goodacre has posted his newest NT Pod:

NT Pod 36: The Epistle to the Hebrews: First Look

New ETS Articles Added

I have just discovered that ETS has their journal articles archived online. Hence, I am able to add some new articles to my page:

Burns, Lanier. "Hermeneutical Issues and Principles in Hebrews as Exemplified in the Second Chapter." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 39.4 (1996): 587-607.

Charles, J. Daryl. “The Angels, Sonship and Birthright in the Letter to the Hebrews.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 33 (1990): 171-78.

Dahms, John V. “The First Readers of Hebrews.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 20.4 (1977): 365-75.

Kaiser, Walter C. “The Old Promise and the New Covenant: Jeremiah 31:31-34.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 15.1 (1972): 11-23.

Longenecker, Richard N. “The ‘Faith of Abraham’ Theme in Paul, James and Hebrews: A Study in the Circumstantial Nature of New Testament Teaching.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 20.3 (1977): 203-12.

Miller, Merland Ray. “What Is the Literary Form of Hebrews 11?” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 29.4 (1986): 411-17.

Rhee, Victor (Sung-Yul). “Christology and the Concept of Faith in Hebrews 5:11-6:20.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 43.1 (2000): 83-96.

Scott, J. Julius. “Archēgos in the Salvation History of the Epistle to the Hebrews.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 29.1 (1986): 47-54.

Spencer, William David. “Christ’s Sacrifice as Apologetic: An Application of Heb 10:1-18.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 40.2 (1997): 189-97.

Wallis, Wilber B. “The Use of Psalms 8 and 110 in I Corinthians 15:25-27 and in Hebrews 1 and 2.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 15.1 (1972): 25-29.

Gaffin Article on Sabbath Rest

The following article has been added:

Gaffin, Richard B., Jr. “A Sabbath Rest Still Awaits the People of God.” Pages 33-51 in Pressing toward the Mark: Essays Commemorating Fifty Years of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Edited by Charles G. Dennison and Richard C. Gamble. Philadelphia: Orthodox Presbyterian Church, 1986.

Bibledex Video on Hebrews

The University of Nottingham has produced a new Bibledex video on the Book of Hebrews:



I am quite surprised that Anthony Thiselton chose to give so much attention to the unlikely hypothesis that Priscilla may be the author of Hebrews.

Richard Gaffin's Lectures on the Theology of Hebrews

Thanks to Clifford Kvidahl for drawing attention to Richard Gaffin's 20 lectures on the Theology of Hebrews. Richard Gaffin is Emeritus Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. The lectures require downloading the iTunes software. The lectures are free and able to be downloaded once you have the software. I will be adding the link to multimedia resources.