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A Cloud of Witnesses: The Theology of Hebrews in its Ancient Contexts is unavailable, but you can change that!

The book of Hebrews has often been the Cinderella of the New Testament—overlooked and marginalized. Yet, it is one of the most interesting and theologically significant books in the New Testament. A Cloud of Witness examines the theology of the book in the light of its ancient historical context. There are chapters devoted to the structure of Hebrews, the person of Jesus Christ, Hebrews within...

ramifications? This essay explores potential sources for the way the Hebrews author employs faith language. We shall look in particular at the use of πίστις as faith terminology in Philo of Alexandria and in the writings of Flavius Josephus. We shall pay attention to the affinity of the use of faith terminology elsewhere in the Greek scriptures (Septuagint and New Testament), as well as to the related concept of ’emunah as it appears in the Hebrew Scriptures. A quick
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