Christology, Hermeneutics, and Hebrews

Jon C. Laansma is Associate Professor of Ancient Languages and New Testament at Wheaton College, Illinois, USA.Daniel J. Treier is Associate Professor of Theology at Wheaton College, Illinois, USA.

This book is worth buying for Professor Laansma's Introduction alone. The other essays in the volume make this a necessary book for anyone who seeks to understand Hebrews--today and in the history of Christian exegesis--and indeed for anyone who seeks to grapple with the question of how Christians today should read Scripture. The book manages to be both scholarly and inspiring. Theologians who strive to read Scripture faithfully will find this book to be a powerful stimulant for reflection and growth.

• AbbreviationsList of ContributorsPreface1. Hebrews: Yesterday, Today, and Future: An Illustrative Survey, Diagnosis, Prescription - Jon C. Laansma2. Christological Ideas in the Greek Commentaries on the Epistle to the Hebrews - Frances M. Young3. Irenaeus and Hebrews - D. Jeffrey Bingham4. ‘Clothed with Spiritual Fire': John Chrysostom's Homilies on the Letter to Hebrews - Charles Kannengiesser5. Thomas Aquinas and the Epistle to the Hebrews: ‘The Excellence of Christ' - Daniel Keating6. Christology in Martin Luther's Lectures on Hebrews - Mickey L. Mattox7. The Perfect Priest: Calvin on the Christ of Hebrews - R. Michael Allen8. Typology, the Messiah, and John Owen's Theological Reading of Hebrews - Kelly M. Kapic9. The Identity of the Son: Karl Barth's Exegesis of Hebrews 1.1-4 (and Similar Passages) - Bruce L. McCormack10. The Living Word versus the Proof Text? Hebrews in Modern Systematic Theology - Daniel J. Treier and Christopher Atwood11. Hebrews and the History of Its Interpretation: A Biblical Scholar's Response - Harold W. Attridge12. Hebrews: A Book for Today; A Biblical Scholar's Response - Donald A. Hagner13. Hebrews: Yesterday, Today, and Future; A Theologian's Response - Kathryn Greene-McCreightBibliographyIndex of References to Premodern SourcesIndex of Authors