Abingdon New Testament Commentaries: Hebrews Contributor(s): Pfitzner, Victor C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0687057248 ISBN-13: 9780687057245 Publisher: Abingdon Press OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: The Abingdon New Testament Commentaries series offers compact, critical commentaries on the writings of the New Testament. These commentaries are written with special attention to the needs and interests of theology students, but they will also be useful for students in upper-level college or university settings, as well as for pastors and other church leaders. In addition to providing basic information about the New Testament texts and insights into their meanings, these commentaries exemplify the tasks and procedures of careful, critical exegesis. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Reference - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Commentary - New Testament - General |
Dewey: 227.870 |
LCCN: 97037867 |
Series: Abingdon New Testament Commentaries |
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.02" W x 9.02" (0.68 lbs) 220 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Pfitzner interprets Hebrews as a passionate appeal directed by its author to a community that is in danger of surrendering the distinctiveness of its faith. Through an examination of its structure, rhetorical devices, and arguments, he shows Hebrews to be a splendid example of extended exhortation, with a recurring pattern of formal introduction, scriptural quotation, exposition, and application. By seeing the message of Hebrews as a word exhortation (13:22) to a community in crisis, Pfitzner is able to set its distinctive Christology firmly in its original social, historical, and cultural context. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pfitzner, Victor C.: - Victor C. Pfitzner is Professor of New Testament and Principal, Lutheran School of Theology, North Adelaide, South Australia. |