Zion Symbolism in Hebrews: Hebrews 12:18–24 as a Hermeneutical Key to the Epistle (Biblia.com)

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This book challenges the general tendency of understanding the Epistle to the Hebrews against a Hellenistic background and suggests that the Epistle should be understood in the light of the Jewish apocalyptic tradition. The author especially argues for the importance of the theological symbolism of Sinai and Zion (Heb. 12:18–24) as it provides the Epistle’s theological background as well as the...

between 1 Clement 36:1–6 and Hebrews 1:1–14, and thus Theissen argues that both Hebrews and 1 Clement derive from a common source.6 However, this proposal is criticized by G. L. Cockerill who argues that the introductory formula used by Hebrews is very different from that of 1 Clement, and therefore the common original source theory cannot be proved.7 Markus Barth suggests a dialogical interpretation as Hebrews’ hermeneutic. He says that the exegetical method of Hebrews is neither a typological nor

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