文档介绍：SOCIETY FOR NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES
MONOGRAPH SERIES
General Editor: R. McL. Wilson, .
Associate Editor: . Thrall
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HEBREWS AND PERFECTION
Hebrews and Perfection
An Examination of the Concept of Perfection in
the 'Epistle to the Hebrews'
DAVID PETERSON
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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First published 1982
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CONTENTS
Preface page vni
Abbreviations tx
1 The Hermeneutical Issues 1
(a) J. Kogel 2
(b) 0. Michel 4
(c) E. Kasemann 5
(d) Th. Haring 6
(e) E. Riggenbach 8
(f) M. Dibelius 9
(g) C. Spicq 11
GO B. Rigaux 13
0) A. Wikgren 14
G) 16
00 Conclusion 19
2 The Linguistic Background 21
Classical Greek sources 21
The Septuagint 23
(a) Formal Usage 24
(b) Religious Usage 25
(c) Cultic Usage 26
The usage of Philo 30
The New Testament 33
(a) Luke—Acts 33
(b) Johannine writings 35
(c) Paul 37
(d) James 41
Early Christian literature 41
General conclusions 46
Contents vi
3 The Perfecting of Christ: The Broad Perspective 49
The significance and structure of 2