
Suffering in the Face of Death
The Epistle to the Hebrews and Its Context of Situation
Bryan R. Dyer(Author)
T.& T.Clark Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 1. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-567-68491-2 (ISBN)
Description
Suffering and death are two topics that are frequently referred to in the Epistle to the Hebrews, but have rarely been examined within scholarship on this important New Testament text. Dyer redresses the balance in this study of these topics, conducting a thorough investigation using semantic domain analysis. He incorporates recent advancements in modern linguistics, in particular the 'context of situation', and then connects these topics to the social situation addressed in Hebrews. In so doing he is able to reveal how the author is responding to the reality of suffering in the lives of his audience. With this awareness, it becomes clear how the author also responds to his audience's pain by creating models of endurance in suffering and death. These serve to motivate his audience toward similar endurance within their own social context.
Dyer shows that it is possible to make significant determinations about the social setting of Hebrews based upon an examination and analysis of the language used therein.
Dyer shows that it is possible to make significant determinations about the social setting of Hebrews based upon an examination and analysis of the language used therein.
Reviews / Votes
Dyer's prose and argumentation are clear and straightforward ...any future study dealing with the historical context of Hebrews will need to take the results of Dyer's study seriously ...[Suffering in the Face of Death] would be an important addition to any theological library. * Horizons *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
700 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-567-68491-2 (9780567684912)
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Person
Bryan R. Dyer is Acquisitions Editor at Baker Academic, USA and Adjunct Professor of Religion at Calvin College, USA.
Content
Introduction
Ch 1: Previous Studies on Suffering and Death in Hebrews
Ch 2: History of Research on the Situation Addressed in Hebrews
Ch 3: Moving From a Text to Its Context
Ch 4: Suffering and Death Language in Hebrews
Ch 5: Clues of a Social Context from the Suffering and Death Language in Hebrews
Ch 6: The Use of Exempla in Responding to a Context of Suffering and Death in Hebrews
Ch 7: Conclusion and Further Research
Bibliography
Index
Ch 1: Previous Studies on Suffering and Death in Hebrews
Ch 2: History of Research on the Situation Addressed in Hebrews
Ch 3: Moving From a Text to Its Context
Ch 4: Suffering and Death Language in Hebrews
Ch 5: Clues of a Social Context from the Suffering and Death Language in Hebrews
Ch 6: The Use of Exempla in Responding to a Context of Suffering and Death in Hebrews
Ch 7: Conclusion and Further Research
Bibliography
Index