The “cosmic covenant” in the Letter to the Hebrews

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" The “cosmic covenant” in the Letter to the Hebrews "
Jeffrey P. Walker P. R. Choi

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	55468
Doc. No	:	TL25422
Call number	:	‭1438229‬
Main Entry	:	Jeffrey P. Walker
Title & Author	:	The “cosmic covenant” in the Letter to the Hebrews\ Jeffrey P. Walker
College	:	Andrews University
Date	:	2006
Degree	:	M.A.
student score	:	2006
Page No	:	241
Abstract	:	The topic. The "cosmic covenant" in Hebrews reflects three main ideas: There exists a close affinity between the letter and Enochic Judaism; the letter is a product of Roman Gentile Christianity that emerged as a response to Jewish particularists in the Second Temple covenantal debate; and the writer's cosmic perspective had the simultaneous effect of supplanting and universalizing the Jewish covenantal concept. The purpose. The thesis offered here is that Hebrews presupposes a notion of "cosmic covenant" similar to that found in Enochic Judaism. Conclusions. What has emerged is support for how the universalistic scope of 1 Enoch and its strong cosmic-eschatological outlook are framed by a reformulation of the Jewish covenant and undergirded by a critical stance toward the national cultus. These theological tendencies in the works provide an important framework for understanding the distinctiveness of the new "cosmic covenant" elaborated in the Letter to the Hebrews.
Subject	:	Philosophy, religion and theology; Bible; 0321:Bible
Added Entry	:	P. R. Choi
Added Entry	:	Andrews University