A Cloud of Witnesses: The Theology of Hebrews in its Ancient Contexts

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The book of Hebrews has often been the Cinderella of the New Testament, overlooked and marginalized; and yet it is one of the most interesting and theologically significant books in the New Testament. A Cloud of Witness examines the theology of the book in the light of its ancient historical context. There are chapters devoted to the structure of Hebrews, the person of Jesus Christ, Hebrews within the context of Second Temple Judaism and the Greco-Roman empire and the role of Hebrews in early Christian thought.

Richard Bauckham is Professor of New Testament Studies, St Mary's College, University of St Andrews, UK. Daniel Driver is a postgraduate student at St Andrews University, Scotland. Trevor Hart is Professor of Divinity at St Andrews University, Scotland. Nathan MacDonald is Reader in the Interpretation of the Old Testament in the University of Cambridge, UK.

Mention -Book News, February 2009 Review in Methodist Recorder, March 2009