Wednesday 7 October 2020

Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 24, 1 (2020) on Hebrews

The current issue of the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology is devoted to ‘Reflections on Hebrews’, with the below contributions.

In the Editorial, Stephen J. Wellum writes:


‘Our situation is uncannily parallel to the recipients of this letter. Hebrews was probably written in the mid 60’s to Jewish Christians whose world was falling apart. The church not only faced increased external persecution, but also she experienced a more serious, internal compromise regarding her commitment to Christ. The church was not progressing in their sanctification due to not growing in their knowledge of Christ (Heb 5:11-14). Given their precarious situation, the author writes to encourage them to stand firm in Christ and also to warn them of the serious danger of drifting from Christ (Heb 2:1-4). In encouraging them, the author does not minimize their situation or offer them theological pablum. Instead, he encourages them to persevere by giving them a good dose of theology centered in Christ. By faithfully expounding text after text from the OT, the author presents Christ in all of his beauty, majesty, and splendor. The author knows that what this church needs more than anything else is the proclamation of Christ and the truth of the gospel. Why? Because it is only by knowing, meditating, and gazing on the glory of Christ and thinking through all that he has done for us that they will be awakened from their slumber and strengthened by the Spirit to endure external hardships and to avoid internal compromise. Not surprisingly, the great theme of the book is: Christ is better!’


Stephen J. Wellum

Editorial: Christ is Better!


Thomas R. Schreiner

The Trinity in Hebrews


Jonathan I. Griffiths

Leading Many to Glory: An Exposition of Hebrews 2:5-3:3


Brian Vickers

Seeing is NOT Believing: Faith Versus Sight in Hebrews


Barry C. Joslin

Theology Unto Doxology: New Covenant Worship in Hebrews


Gareth Lee Cockerill

From Deuteronomy to Hebrews: The Promised Land and the Unity of Scripture


Ardel B. Caneday

God’s Parabolic Design for Israel’s Tabernacle: A Cluster of Earthly Shadows of Heavenly Realities


James M. Hamilton, Jr.

Typology in Hebrews: A Response to Buist Fanning


William James Dernell

Typology, Christology and Prosopological Exegesis: Implicit Narratives in Christological Texts


Denny Burk

A Way-Station to Egalitarianism: A Review Essay of Aimee Byrd’s Recovering from Biblical Manhood & Womanhood


Book Reviews 


Individual essays are available from here, and the whole issue can be downloaded as a pdf here.

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