Psalm 110 and the Logic of Hebrews: 537 (The Library of New Testament Studies)

Jared Compton

ISBN 10: 0567662705 / ISBN 13: 9780567662705

Published by Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2015

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Series: The Library of New Testament Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCF1; HRCG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 272 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510. . 2015. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Psalm 110 and the Logic of Hebrews: 537 (The Library of New Testament Studies)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567662705
• ISBN 13: 9780567662705
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A neglected area of study of the letter to the Hebrews is the function of the Old Testament in the letter's logic. Compton addresses this neglect by looking at two other ideas that have themselves received too little attention, namely (1) the unique and fundamental semantic contribution of Hebrews' exposition (vis-à-vis its exhortation) and (2) the prominence of Ps 110 in the author's exposition. The conclusion becomes clear that Hebrews' exposition-its theological argument-turns, in large part, on successive inferences drawn from Ps 110:1 and 4.

Compton observes that the author uses the text in the first part of his exposition to (1) interpret Jesus' resurrection as his messianic enthronement, (2) connect Jesus' enthronement with his fulfillment of Ps 8's vision for humanity and, thus, (3) begin to explain why Jesus was enthroned through suffering. In the second and third parts of his exposition, the author uses the text to corroborate the narrative initially sketched. Thus, he uses the text to (1) show that messiah was expected to be a superior priest and, moreover, (2) show that this messianic priest was expected to solve the human problem through death.

About the Authors

Jared Compton is a pastor at CrossWay Community Church in Bristol, Wisconsin, USA.

Chris Keith is Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway. He is the author of The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John and the Literacy of Jesus, a winner of the 2010 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, and Jesus' Literacy: Scribal Culture and the Teacher from Galilee. He is also the co-editor of Jesus among Friends and Enemies: A Historical and Literary Introduction to Jesus in the Gospels, and was recently named a 2012 Society of Biblical Literature Regional Scholar.