The Epistles to the Hebrews

Sess ion 3 Chr i st ’s Humi l iat ion and Exal tat ion  29

D. While all things were included, not everything is yet subjected to humankind.

E. Jesus as Son of God in solidarity with humankind as the Representative Human Being, Ps. 8 as prophecy of the dignity of Jesus as Man

1. Jesus, the human given name of the Son of God , Matt. 1.21

2. Jesus, in becoming a human being, was made a little lower than the angels .

3. Jesus became a human being for the sake of suffering death .

4. Through the grace of God, Jesus participates in our humanity and so tastes death for everyone .

III. Excursus on Using Scriptures Analogically: Criteria for Typological Interpretation

A. Principle #1 : Typological interpretation proper is Christocentric in character (i.e. about Christ and his relation to the Scriptural revelation): Jesus is the key to typology.

1. John 5.39

2. Heb. 10.7

3. Matt. 5.17

4. Luke 24.25-27

5. Luke 24.44-45