Proleptic priests : priesthood in the Epistle to the Hebrews /

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Author / Creator:Scholer, John M.
Imprint:Sheffield : JSOT Press, ©1991.
Description:1 online resource (243 pages)
Language:English
Series:Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 49
Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 49.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11262878
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Varying Form of Title:Priesthood in the Epistle to the Hebrews
ISBN:9780567524386
0567524388
1850752664
9781850752660
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-220) and indexes.
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Summary:In no other New Testament writing does the interest in the cult and its practice figure more prominently than in the Epistle to the Hebrews. Whereas scholarly research has preoccupied itself with the high priesthood of Christ, comparatively little consideration has previously been given to the implied priesthood of the readers. Scholer begins with an examination of the role and function of the priesthood found in the Old Testament, Pseudepigrapha, Qumran, rabbinic, Philo and mystery traditions. His second goal is to discover why the readers of Hebrews may be described as priests, and how the h.
Other form:Print version: Scholer, John M. Proleptic priests. Sheffield : JSOT Press, ©1991 1850752664