KREGEL Charts of the BIBLE

Charts on the Book of Hebrews

Herbert W. Bateman IV

Charts on the Book of Hebrews

© 2012 by Herbert W. Bateman IV

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Bateman, Herbert W., 1955–

Charts on the Book of Hebrews / Herbert W. Bateman IV.

p. cm

1. Bible. N.T. Hebrews—Charts, diagrams, etc. 2. Bible. N.T. Hebrews—Criticism, interpretation, etc.—Miscellanea. I.

Title.

BS2775.55.B38 2012

227’.8700223—dc23

2012036244

ISBN 978-0-8254-2466-3

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

PART ONE: INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS IN HEBREWS

Authorship of Hebrews

1. Potential Author of Hebrews First Proposed

2. Authorship of Hebrews through the Centuries

3. Authorship Ascribed by Commentators

4. Debated Considerations about Authorship of Barnabas

5. Debated Considerations about Authorship of Paul

6. Debated Considerations about Authorship of Luke

7. Debated Considerations about Authorship of Apollos

Destination, Recipients, and Dating of Hebrews

8. Debated Considerations about the Destination of Hebrews

9. Destination Ascribed by Commentators

10. Debated Considerations about the Recipients of Hebrews

11. Recipients Ascribed by Commentators

12. Evidence of Recipients’ Regeneration in Hebrews

13. Debated Considerations about the Dating of Hebrews

14. Dating Ascribed by Commentators

15. Dating Ascribed by Authors of New Testament Studies

Genre and Structure of Hebrews

16. Debated Considerations about Hebrews as a Sermonic Letter

17. Hebrews: A “Mixed” Christian Letter of Exhortation

18. Genre Ascribed by Commentators

19. Debated Considerations about the Structure of Hebrews

20. Structure Ascribed by Commentators

21. Thematic Arrangements of Hebrews

22. Rhetorical Arrangements of Hebrews

23. Chiastic Arrangements of Hebrews

24. A Text-Linguistic Arrangement of Hebrews

Canonicity of Hebrews

25. Canonical Overview of the New Testament

26. Canonical Placement of Hebrews ...