The Epistles to the Hebrews

FrontII
Contents3
About the Author5
Preface7
Session 1: The Easy Yoke - Learning of Christ in Biblical Theology11
Session 2: Christ’s Superiority as Revelation and as the Son - Hebrews 1.1-1417
Session 3: Christ’s Humiliation and Exaltation - Hebrews 2.1-1825
Session 4: Christ’s Faithfulness as Apostle and High Priest - Hebrews 3.1-635
Session 5: Christ’s Call to True Discipleship in the New Covenant - Hebrews 3.7-4.1343
Session 6: Christ’s Perfectly Sympathetic High Priesthood - Hebrews 4.14-5.1053
Appendix61
Appendix 1: The Nicene Creed65
Appendix 2: The Nicene Creed With Biblical Support65
Appendix 3: We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed67
Appendix 4: We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed69
Appendix 5: The Story of God: Our Sacred Roots69
Appendix 6: Once upon a Time71
Appendix 7: The Theology of Christus Victor73
Appendix 8: Christus Victor: An Integrated Vision for the Christian Life75
Appendix 9: Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom75
Appendix 10: Summary Outline of the Scriptures77
Appendix 11: From Before to Beyond Time81
Appendix 12: There Is a River83
Appendix 13: A Schematic for a Theology of the Kingdom of God85
Appendix 14: Living in the Already and the Not Yet Kingdom85
Appendix 15: Jesus of Nazareth: The Presence of the Future87
Appendix 16: Traditions (Paradosis)87
Appendix 17: Documenting Your Work95
Appendix 18: Representin’: Jesus as God’s Chosen Representative99
Appendix 19: Faithfully Re-presenting Jesus of Nazareth101
Appendix 20: Messianic Prophecies Cited in the New Testament101
Appendix 21: Ethics of the New Testament: Living in the Upside-Down Kingdom of God107
Appendix 22: Preaching and Teaching Jesus of Nazareth as Messiah and Lord Is the Heart of All Biblical Ministry109
Appendix 23: Summary of Messianic Interpretations in the Old Testament109
Appendix 24: Suffering for the Gospel: The Cost of Discipleship and Servant-Leadership115
Appendix 25: Messiah Yeshua in Every Book of the Bible117
Appendix 26: Old Testament Names, Titles, and Epithets for the Messiah119
Appendix 27: Messiah Jesus: Fulfi llment of the Old Testament Types122
Appendix 28: The Shadow and the Substance125
Appendix 29: Analytical vs. Christocentric Approach to Old Testament Study125
Appendix 30: From Deep Ignorance to Credible Witness127
Appendix 31: In Christ127
Appendix 32: Substitute Centers to a Christ-Centered Vision129
Appendix 33: The Picture and the Drama: Image and Story in the Recovery of Biblical Myth129
Appendix 34: Union with Christ: The Christocentric Paradigm131
Appendix 35: Typology133
Appendix 36: Typology Readings137
Appendix 37: With Him143
Appendix 38: Focus on Christ143
Appendix 39: Theological Support for the Position That Jesus Could Have Sinned Had He Chosen to Do So145
Appendix 40: The Tabernacle of Moses147
Appendix 41: Arrangement of the Twelve Tribes around the Tabernacle147
Appendix 42: The Two Movements of Christ’s Revelation149
Appendix 43: The Mystery of God: The Word Made Flesh in Jesus Christ149
Appendix 44: The Risen Messiah Himself Is Our Life151
Appendix 45: Major Heresies Concerning the Lord Jesus Christ151
Bibliography: The Epistle to the Hebrews: Part I153
About Us157
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