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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...

Gareth Lee Cockerill Spicq once wrote: ‘the theology of Hebrews is nothing but a theology and a Christology of the Old Testament elaborated in light of the new faith’ (author’s translation).1 Can we, in accord with Spicq’s statement, explain Heb. 7:1–25 as consistent Christological exegesis of the Old Testament?2 Or must we assume that the author is dealing with speculation about a heavenly Melchizedek?
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