Strangers on the Earth
Philosophy and Rhetoric in Hebrews| By: | James W. Thompson |
| Publisher: | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Print ISBN: | 9781532684012 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781532684036 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Contrary to what we might imagine from its title, the Epistle to the Hebrews is immersed in Hellenistic thought. Its author demonstrates an acquaintance with Greco-Roman rhetoric, and often supports his arguments with the assumptions of Hellenistic philosophy. While he shares the apocalyptic worldview of other Jews in this period, he recasts it with the language of Middle Platonism.