The so called "N.T. Wrong" has a new Top 50 Bibliobloggers list up. On it he mentions a new blog by an old seminary friend of mine named Brian Small who is finishing his PhD at Baylor right now.
I have a pretty good library on Hebrews, as you might expect, but Brian's has me beat by a long shot. You will find on his new blog, Polumeros kai Polupetros the kind of meticulous and detailed scholarship you have not come to expect of me. :-)
I've added it to my blogroll off to the right side.
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Although I highly respect biblical scholarship, some scholars seem to protect the tradition's interest, at the cost of discussing truth 'wherever it may lead"...I don't respect apology for apology's sake (protection of interests)..
I much prefer Bart Ehrman's view to John White's view in their discussion of the "fact" about source material...
One asserts faith for faith's sake, while the other asserts reason for faith's sake...
Reason is humble enough in this regard to not make absolute claims which I think is humble, and appropriate. That doesn't mean that John White or others in his sphere arent honest or have integrity, but it just means a difference of emphasis for different purposes...
In this sense, is Hebrews an apology for the "faith"...
Hi Ken:
Thanks for the endorsement. :-)
Brian
Ken, in light of Hebrews, I am aware of the Messianic Jewish understanding to Scripture, as our children went to a Messianic Jewish school, at one point. So, is your understanding of Hebrews one of acculturation and assimulation of these believers? If so, then aren't they Jews, already? or are they "hellenized" Jews, which needed to understand their historicity? which is culture...
Why was Hebrews understood as the "other text"?
I take the minority position that the audience of Hebrews is primarily Gentile and that they are in danger of turning away from (Christian) Judaism, not least because of the cognitive dissonance caused by the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple, and the subsequent humiliation of association with the Jews.
I've mentioned this in my monograph to the side, and hope to have a book come out about a year from now with the thesis argued more extensively.
Thanks...Sounds like "history in the making"...
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