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TitleYou are my son : The Family of God in the epistle to the Hebrews [electronic resource]
AuthorPeeler, Amy L. B.
Call NoDTL 227.8706 PEE
CollectionEbook
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International Standard Book Number 9780567643902
Dewey Decimal Classification Number DTL 227.8706 PEE
Personal Name Peeler, Amy L. B.
Title Statement You are my son : The Family of God in the epistle to the Hebrews [electronic resource]
Imprint London, UK : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Physical Description eBook
Series Statement - Title Library of New Testament studies
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
Summary, Etc. The author of Hebrews calls God 'Father' only twice in his sermon. This fact could account for scholarship's lack of attention to the familial dynamics that run throughout the letter. Peeler argues, however, that by having God articulate his identity as Father through speaking Israel's Scriptures at the very beginning and near the end of his sermon, the author sets a familial framework around his entire exhortation. The author enriches the picture of God's family by continually portraying Jesus as God's Son, the audience as God's many sons, the blessings God bestows as inheritance, and the trials God allows as pedagogy. The recurrence of the theme coalesces into a powerful ontological reality for the audience: Because God is the Father of Jesus Christ, they too are the sons of God. But even more than the model of sonship, Jesus' relationship with his Father ensures that the children of God will endure the race of faith to a successful finish because they are an integral part of comprehensive inheritance promised by his Father and secured by his obedience. Because of the familial relationship between God and Jesus, the audience of Hebrews - God's children - can remain in the house of God forever
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term BIBLE.N.T. - HEBREWS - CRITICISM, INTERPRETATION, ETC.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term GOD (CHRISTIANITY) - FATHERHOOD.
Electronic Location and Access http://thedtl.on.worldcat.org/oclc/872570096 DTL ePlatform Full text - Book opens through link in DTL DTL