The Lord’s Altar as an Alternative Food Source in Hebrews 13: 9–10
In this study, we survey six factors encouraging a eucharistic interpretation of Heb 13:9-10: (1) the broader context of Hebrews and its warning against idolatry; (2) the understanding of βεβαιοῦσθαι τὴν καρδίαν in 13:9 as literal nourishment; (3) the conceptualization of the table of the Lord’s Sup...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Catholic Biblical Association of America
2024
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| In: |
The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2024, Volume: 86, Issue: 2, Pages: 348-368 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Hebräerbrief 13,9
/ Bible. Hebräerbrief 13,10
/ Eucharist
/ Bible. Corinthians 1. 10
/ Leviticus
/ Priest
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament HD Early Judaism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBP Sacramentology; sacraments |
| Further subjects: | B
Hebrews 13
B Hunger B Lord’s Supper B Altars B Eucharist B Idolatry |
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| Summary: | In this study, we survey six factors encouraging a eucharistic interpretation of Heb 13:9-10: (1) the broader context of Hebrews and its warning against idolatry; (2) the understanding of βεβαιοῦσθαι τὴν καρδίαν in 13:9 as literal nourishment; (3) the conceptualization of the table of the Lord’s Supper as a θυσιαστήριον in early Christianity; (4) the similar triangulation in 1 Corinthians 10 of the Lord’s Supper and the Levitical altar over against food associated with idols; (5) the story of the wilderness generation’s craving for the foods of Egypt as background; and (6) the social function of the Lord’s Supper as an instrument for addressing hunger in early Christianity. Considered collectively, these factors suggest that Heb 13:9-10 encourages looking to the Lord’s Supper, and not idolatrous, pagan "foods," for nourishment. The passage highlights through a comparison with Levitical priests the reasons for doing so all the more. In these regards, Heb 13:9-10 recapitulates in brief form the a minore ad maius comparative argument featured at length throughout the speech. Thus, these considerations, in addition to encouraging a eucharistic interpretation of these verses, contribute to the thesis that Hebrews is concerned not with reversion to non-Christian Judaism but, rather, reversion to pagan, imperial culture. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-2529 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/cbq.2024.a924369 |