Hebrews and Perfection
An Examination of the Concept of Perfection in the Epistle to the Hebrews

Examines the precise meaning attached to the perfecting of Christ and Christians in the Epistle to the Hebrews.

David Peterson (Author)

9780521018777, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 22 August 2005

324 pages
21.7 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.422 kg

The concept of perfection is central to the Epistle to the Hebrews but what is the precise meaning to be attached to the perfecting of Christ and the perfecting of Christians? Is teleioun to be understood in a cultic or ethical sense, or with reference to glorification; or is it employed in a formal sense so that the meaning has to be determined solely from the context? A thorough survey of the background literature suggests to Dr Peterson that it is only the context and, in particular, the object of the verb which can decide its sense on any specific occasion, and it is this method he pursues.

Preface
Abbreviations
1. The hermeneutical issues
2. The linguistic background
3. The perfecting of Christ: the broad perspective
4. The perfecting of Christ: his earthly struggle
5. The perfecting of Christ: his exaltation
6. The perfecting of believers
7. Perfection and the purpose of Hebrews
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index of passages quoted.

Subject Areas: Biblical studies & exegesis [HRCG]