Lexington Books / Fortress Academic
Pages: 228
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Trim: 6¼ x 9
978-1-9787-0642-2 • Hardback • August 2019 • $136.00 • (£105.00)
978-1-9787-0643-9 • eBook • August 2019 • $129.00 • (£99.00)
Kenneth Schenck is dean of the School of Theology and Ministry and professor of New Testament and ancient languages at Indiana Wesleyan University.
Chapter 1 Hebrews in the Context of Christian Judaism
Chapter 2 The Ethnicity of the Audience of Hebrews
Chapter 3 Early Christians and the Temple
Chapter 4 Hebrews and the Temple
Chapter 5 Hebrews and Christology
Chapter 6 Hebrews and God’s Covenant with Israel
Chapter 7 Conclusion
Kenneth Schenck, a leading authority on the Epistle to the Hebrews, here offers a carefully argued case that Hebrews was written for a Gentile audience after the destruction of the Jewish Temple. He further argues that this case did not reflect a “parting of the ways” between Christianity and Judaism. Instead, on all essential points Hebrews fits into the context of first-century Jewish followers of Jesus. Learned and insightful, Schenck’s work will interest anyone concerned with the ways in which early Christians understood their relationship to their Israelite heritage.
— Harold W. Attridge, Yale Divinity School
Serving a vital need in Hebrews scholarship as well as New Testament scholarship as a whole, A New Perspective on Hebrews invites readers to probe the deep assumptions one brings to the reading of this provocative sermon. The scholar and the beginner will find themselves appropriatly introduced to the scholarship on the New Perspective and Hebrews so that they can make informed decisions on the interpretive themes Schenck offers. All readers may not be convinced of the decisions he makes with regard to Hebrews unknown historical context, but his book will equip them with the tools for a more robust conversation.
— Amy Peeler, Wheaton College