Diathēkē kainē: New Covenant as Jewish Apocalypticism in Hebrews 8

The Epistle to the Hebrews has been viewed predominantly through a Middle Platonic lens. The new covenant in Hebrews 8 has been viewed as a Platonic polemic against Judaism and a supersessionist text for Christianity. When viewed through a Jewish apocalyptic lens, however, Hebrews 8 stands less as a...

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Subtitles:Διαθήκη καινή
Main Author: Vandergriff, Kenneth A. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Catholic University of America Press [2017]
In: The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2017, Volume: 79, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-110
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Hebräerbrief 8 / Bible. Jeremia 31 / Apocalypticism / Judaism
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
HB Old Testament
HC New Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NBQ Eschatology
Further subjects:B Hebrews
B Middle Platonism
B Church
B Bible. Jeremiah
B Apocalypticism
B Bible. Hebrews
B Jeremiah
B Christianity
B Bible. Hebräerbrief 8
B Jeremia Prophet
B Diathēkē
B Jewish literature
B Jews
B Judaism
B New Covenant
B APOCALYPTIC literature (Jewish literature)
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Summary:The Epistle to the Hebrews has been viewed predominantly through a Middle Platonic lens. The new covenant in Hebrews 8 has been viewed as a Platonic polemic against Judaism and a supersessionist text for Christianity. When viewed through a Jewish apocalyptic lens, however, Hebrews 8 stands less as a polemic against Judaism or a supersessionist text for Christianity than as a hope for people going through suffering and oppression. Moreover, an apocalyptic reading of Jeremiah 31 in its original context provides part of the background through which an apocalyptic reading of Hebrews 8 is made possible. To that end, I argue for a reading of Hebrews 8 through a Jewish apocalyptic lens and an understanding of the new covenant that coheres with such a reading.
ISSN:0008-7912
Contains:Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly