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Posted in Biblical Studies, Hebrews on Aug 25th, 2010
I was very intrigued by David Allen’s short vignette he wrote in response to the Pitts/Walker thesis. Reading it has engendered several interesting questions. Why is it not possible that Luke recorded Paul’s sermons/speeches as he did in Acts? And further, does not this possibility lend itself to Luke’s methodological style of “collecting” information (to [...]
Posted in Biblical Studies, Hebrews, Pauline Studies on Aug 24th, 2010
In my August 20th blog post, I mentioned an interview with Andrew Pitts and Joshua Walker pertaining to the authorship of Hebrews and their thesis that Luke acted as a stenographer for Paul. Michael Bird performed the interview on his blog, euangelizomai.blogspot.com, and the questions raised were quite compelling in my mind. Here is my [...]
Posted in Biblical Studies, Hebrews, Pauline Studies on Aug 18th, 2010
In part 2 of the Read-In we covered Allen’s analysis of Apollos and Barnabas as potential authors of Hebrews. The evidence to support these candidates is, to say the least, very thin. The Apostle Paul however, is another matter entirely. In this supplemental post we will concisely examine Allen’s treatment of the Pauline hypothesis. The [...]
Posted in Biblical Studies, Hebrews, History, Pauline Studies on Aug 17th, 2010
In part 1 of our Read-In of the Lukan Authorship of Hebrews we looked at the primary methodological structures set up by David Allen. Today, in part 2, we are going to see how those structures affect Allen’s treatment of the two authorial candidates for Hebrews, namely, Barnabas and Apollos. In a supplementary post (to [...]
Posted in Biblical Studies, Hebrews, History, Interpretation/Hermeneutics/Exegesis on Aug 16th, 2010
The conclusions one draws about the authorship of Hebrews will in large part depend on methodology. In reading the Lukan Authorship of Hebrews, we need to pay strict attention to the methodological structure that David Allen sets in place. First, Allen gives clear primacy to NT authors with whose writings we are familiar. While he [...]
Posted in Biblical Socio-Historical Context, Biblical Studies, Hebrews, New Testament, Pauline Studies on Aug 11th, 2010
Ok, so we have our first winners for the Christianbook.com Academic blog “Read In”. The five winners will receive one copy of David Allen’s book Lukan Authorship of Hebrews. But before we announce the winners here is our reading plan for the book and some other details about our new “Read In” feature. Day One [...]
Posted in Biblical Socio-Historical Studies, Biblical Studies, Hebrews, History on Aug 4th, 2010
I am pleased announce that we are going to begin a new feature here on the Christianbook.com Academic Blog called a “read in”. What’s a “Read In”? A “read in” consists of a community of people who want to engage a subject presented by a particular book. They agree to read the book and participate [...]
Posted in Biblical Studies, Galatians, Hebrews, James, New Testament, Pauline Studies, Phillipians, Romans on Mar 9th, 2010
With Peter T. O’Brien’s new contribution to the Pillar series, The Letter to the Hebrews, I think it is time to give credit to where it is due. I believe the Pillar New Testament Commentary series is now the best commentary on the market. But before we proceed, a brief caveat. I recognize that it [...]
Posted in 1 Peter, 2 Peter, Biblical Studies, Hebrews, James, New Testament on Dec 8th, 2009
Although often neglected, the General Epistles of the New Testament are some of the most theologically rich resources we have. Where would be without James’ command for obedience, or Peter’s exhortation to believers in the midst of suffering and persecution? Not to mention, the most enigmatic epistle of the New Testament–Hebrews–which is also one of [...]