"He offered himself": Sacrifice in Hebrews

Interpretation- Journal of Bible and Theology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 251-265

  Nelson, Richard D ^a  

^a Perkins School of Theology

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EID: 67649356959     PISSN: 00209643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002096430005700303     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Those addressed by Hebrews were perhaps attracted to aspects of Judaism, providing another reason to disparage Old Testament ritual and priesthood. For priestly imagery in Hebrews, see R. D. Nelson, Raising Up a Faithful Priest: Community and Priesthood in Biblical Theology (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1993) 141-54
2. Nelson, Faithful Priest, 79-81
3. On the purification of the sanctuary, see J. Milgrom, "Israel's Sanctuary: The Priestly 'Picture of Dorian Gray,'" in Studies in Cultic Theology and Terminology (Leiden: Brill, 1983) 75-84
4. For the cultural background of this verse, see N. C. Croy, Endurance in Suffering: Hebrews 12:1-13 in its Rhetorical Religious, and Philosophical Context (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998) 65-68, 175-87
5. Cf. 9:24 - "now to appear in the presence of God."
6. On the psychological aspects of these offerings, see J. Milgrom, Cult and Conscience: The ASHAM and the Priestly Doctrine of Repentance (Leiden: Brill, 1976)
7. For the consciousness of sin, see B. Lindars, The Theology of the Letter to the Hebrews (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991) 4-15, 79-94
8. Cf. LXX Ezek 46:11
9. The role of Jesus as covenant mediator (Heb 12:24)
10. D. A. DeSilva, Despising Shame: Honor Discourse and Community Maintenance in the Epistle to the Hebrews, SBLDS 152 (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1995)